# 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](https://takedownindex.org/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

- [Associated takedowns](https://takedownindex.org/people/mikhail-vasiliev)
- [Legal history](https://takedownindex.org/people/mikhail-vasiliev/legal-history)
- [Charges](https://takedownindex.org/people/mikhail-vasiliev/charges)
- [Sources](https://takedownindex.org/people/mikhail-vasiliev/sources)

## 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

2. March 13, 2024

3. July 18, 2024

4. Date not established

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.