Prosecutor release

# Two Foreign Nationals Plead Guilty to Participation in LockBit Ransomware Group

United States Attorney's Office, District of New Jersey, July 18, 2024. Guilty pleas and custody status of Astamirov and Vasiliev.

**Source type:** Prosecutor release

**Published:** July 18, 2024

**Research grade:** P1

**Used in entries:** 1

## Bibliographic record

**Publisher:** United States Attorney's Office, District of New Jersey

**Published:** July 18, 2024

**Source type:** Prosecutor release

**Research grade:** Source grade P1

**Language:** English

**Official record:** Official publication

**Address:** [https://www.justice.gov/usao-nj/pr/two-foreign-nationals-plead-guilty-participation-lockbit-ransomware-group](https://www.justice.gov/usao-nj/pr/two-foreign-nationals-plead-guilty-participation-lockbit-ransomware-group)

**What it supports:** Guilty pleas and custody status of Astamirov and Vasiliev

**Dataset id:** src\_doj\_lockbit\_pleas\_2024

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## Cited by

### Takedown records

1 citation

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[Operation Cronos wave 1](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/operation-cronos-wave-1)

Ransomware, February 2024

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