Russia Nabs ‘Wazawaka’: Major Ransomware Kingpin Behind Billion-Dollar Cybercrime Empire

Russian cybercrime leader Mikhail Pavlovich Matveev, known for operating major ransomware groups Hive, LockBit, and Babuk, has been arrested by Russian authorities. Operating under aliases Wazawaka, m1x, and Boriselcin, he orchestrated high-profile attacks on U.S. law enforcement and healt...