--- title: LockBit Hacker Sentenced To 4 Years Jail Plus Fined $860K description: LockBit hacker Mikhail Vasiliev sentenced to 4 years in jail and fined $860K for his involvement in the global ransomware scheme. The sentencing marks a... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/lockbit-hacker-sentenced-to-4-years-jail-plus-fined-860k-6e49k09ux twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: LockBit Hacker Sentenced To 4 Years Jail Plus Fined $860K | daily.dev og:description: LockBit hacker Mikhail Vasiliev sentenced to 4 years in jail and fined $860K for his involvement in the global ransomware scheme. The sentencing marks a... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/lockbit-hacker-sentenced-to-4-years-jail-plus-fined-860k-6e49k09ux og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/6E49K09Ux.png og:image:alt: LockBit Hacker Sentenced To 4 Years Jail Plus Fined $860K og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # LockBit Hacker Sentenced To 4 Years Jail Plus Fined $860K **[Security Boulevard](https://daily.dev/sources/securityboulevard)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary LockBit hacker Mikhail Vasiliev sentenced to 4 years in jail and fined $860K for his involvement in the global ransomware scheme. The sentencing marks a significant step in the battle against LockBit gang activity. Vasiliev pleaded guilty to cyber extortion and other charges. In addition to his prison sentence, he has been ordered to pay a fine for his cyberattack. Law enforcement agencies executed a coordinated operation resulting in the seizure of LockBit's infrastructure. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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