IT Sec News updates – Ransomware Attacks

Department of Justice

LockBit is not the first ransomware variant the Justice Department and its international partners have dismantled. It will not be the last.”.

CBS News

Washington — A ransomware service provider that has targeted over 2,000 systems across the globe, including hospitals in the U.S., with demands …

The Verge

The US DOJ, FBI, and UK NCA say they have tools to decrypt hacked from LockBit ransomware group.

NPR

Lockbit sells access to its destructive malware so that clients can launch ransomware attacks, holding victims' data hostage in exchange for payment.

Ars Technica

After years of being outmaneuvered by snarky ransomware criminals who tease and brag about each new victim they claim, international authorities …

NBC News

Ransomware is a type of cybercrime in which hackers use malicious software to encrypt a network of computers, usually belonging to a business or …

Ars Technica

The 11 international agencies behind “Operation Cronos” said on Tuesday that the ransomware group—many of whose members are based in Russia—had been “ …

The Hill

The FBI and other agencies have disrupted a ransomware syndicate, known as LockBit, that has been behind a series of global cyberattacks that have …

Europol – European Union

LockBit is widely recognised as the world's most prolific and harmful ransomware, causing billions of euros worth of damage.

The Guardian

The entire “command and control” apparatus for the ransomware group LockBit is now in possession of law enforcement, the UK's National Crime Agency …