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Mikhail Vasiliev

No alias recorded

Arrested, Sentenced, Pleaded guilty, Extradited

Public record reviewed to August 20, 2026

Index entry last updated August 21, 2026

LockBit affiliate.

A conviction or guilty plea is recorded in this entry.

  • Dual Canadian and Russian national.

Everything on this page comes from cited public sources.

This entry records 4 actions across 1 takedown, each traced to a cited source. Every linked takedown sits in the verified core of this index. Where the record is silent, this page says so rather than filling the gap.

Legal summary

Associated takedowns
Operation Cronos wave 1
Recorded role
LockBit affiliate
Group segment
Affiliate
Charging authority
Not recorded
Charging jurisdiction
Not recorded
Case number
Not published
Latest recorded action
Pleaded guilty, July 2024
Nationality
Canada
Country of residence
Canada
Recorded sentence
Approximately four years imprisonment

Legal history

Every step recorded in the public legal record for this person, in the order it happened.

These entries describe procedure only. Nothing here establishes guilt, and a charge remains an allegation until a court rules.

  1. November 9, 2022

    Arrested by Royal Canadian Mounted Police in Ontario, ON, Canada. Arrested in Canada more than a year before the Cronos infrastructure action. Recorded against this takedown for continuity of the LockBit case.

  2. March 13, 2024

    Sentenced by Ontario Superior Court of Justice in ON, Canada. Sentenced in Canada following guilty pleas to Canadian charges. Exact court identification not verified in this pass.

  3. July 18, 2024

    Pleaded guilty in NJ, United States, recorded by United States Attorney's Office for the District of New Jersey. Pleaded guilty in the United States. Sentencing is a separate later event and its outcome is not established in this pass.

  4. Date not established

    Extradited by United States Department of Justice in NJ, United States. Transferred from Canada to the United States. Extradition is recorded as a distinct action and is not counted as a second apprehension. Exact transfer date not established in this pass.

Sequence note. 1 action carries no date in the public record. It is listed last, out of sequence, because the date was never published.
Record note. Dates follow the earliest official announcement of each step. Where proceedings were subject to reporting restrictions, this entry records only what was published.