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The administrators of the prolific ransomware strain say they are back online after law enforcement took down their infrastructure last week.
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LockBit ransomware gang relaunches operation after law enforcement hacked its servers, threatening to target government entities more now.
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Surprise! The LockBit ransomware group has re-emerged, just days after a high-profile law enforcement operation seized control of its infrastructure and disrupted its operations.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Continue reading The LockBit ransomware gang rears its ugly head again, after law enforcement takedown
The FBI’s takedown of the LockBit ransomware group last week came as LockBit was preparing to release sensitive data stolen from government computer systems in Fulton County, Ga. But LockBit is now regrouping, and the gang says it will publish the stolen Fulton County data on March 2 unless paid a ransom. LockBit claims the cache includes documents tied to the county’s ongoing criminal prosecution of former President Trump, but court watchers say teaser documents published by the crime gang suggest a total leak of the Fulton County data could put lives at risk and jeopardize a number of other criminal trials. Continue reading FBI’s LockBit Takedown Postponed a Ticking Time Bomb in Fulton County, Ga.
After taking down the world’s most prolific ransomware group, a police messaging campaign is trying to undermine its leaders.
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Check out my “live reaction” (isn’t that what all the kids post on social media these days?) to the much-hyped revelation of the identity of the LockBit ransomware’s administrator. Continue reading LockBitsupp unmasked!!? My reaction to the FBI and NCA’s LockBit ransomware revelation
A huge reward is being offered for information leading to the identification or location of any of the leaders of the LockBit ransomware gang.
Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog. Continue reading Bring us the head of LockBit! $15 million bounty offered for information on leaders of notorious ransomware gang
The US is offering big rewards for information on LockBit cybercriminals as law enforcement claims to have identified some individuals.
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Heaven’s above! Scammers are exploiting online funerals, and Lockbit – the “Walmart of Ransomware” – is dismantled in style by cyber cops.
All this and more is discussed in the latest edition of the “Smashing Security” podcast by cybersecurity veter… Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #360: Lockbit locked out, and funeral Facebook scams
U.S. and U.K. authorities have seized the darknet websites run by LockBit, a prolific and destructive ransomware group that has claimed more than 2,000 victims worldwide and extorted over $120 million in payments. Instead of listing data stolen from ransomware victims who didn’t pay, LockBit’s victim shaming website now offers free recovery tools, as well as news about arrests and criminal charges involving LockBit affiliates. Continue reading Feds Seize LockBit Ransomware Websites, Offer Decryption Tools, Troll Affiliates