exactly, and who they are close to, are ongoing. “Although Microsoft has observed this threat actor deploying Warlock and LockBit ransomware in the past, Microsoft is currently unable to confidently assess the threat actor’s objectives,” Microsoft said....

against the most prolific ransomware operator in the world. As more information comes to light on just how completely the LockBit ransomware gang has been taken apart, the Australian Federal Police (AFP) has revealed the part it played in the...

he said. He added that despite the win, affiliates are likely to shift to other threat groups and should be monitored. LockBit has already advertised to ALPHV’s affiliates. The AFP has reiterated that the Australian government stands against paying...

and more. The threat actor has been active since 2021, deploying ransomware payloads from other ransomware gangs, including LockBit, ALPHV (BlackCat), Hive, Hunters International and, most recently, Embargo. “Embargo ransomware is a new strain developed...

The Australian Cyber Security Centre has issued an alert following a reported increase in the number of LockBit 2.0 ransomware attacks across Australia. One of the nation’s peak cyber security bodies this week issued an alert following a reported...

to the unpatched vulnerability include Boeing and the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, both of which were hit by LockBit. Currently, there is no conclusive evidence to say who launched the attack on DP World. However, ITWire was told that it...

Global cyber consulting company Accenture has been breached by a cyber threat using a strain of ransomware known as LockBit. Using LockBit 2.0, the attacker claims to have stolen over 6TB of Accenture’s data and is demanding $50 million in exchange....

with customers and competitors of Google and Mandiant before handing down the decision. [Related: Ransomware gangs Hive, LockBit and BlackCat double-tapping target networks]

Millions have been impacted after LockBit leaked the data of Evolve Bank & Trust last month, according to a new breach notification. In June, the LockBit ransomware gang threatened to leak the data of the US Federal Reserve, but instead leaked the data...

on their ransom note and use of Warlock’s data leak site,” Talos said in a 9 October blog post. “They deployed Warlock, LockBit, and Babuk ransomware to encrypt VMware ESXi virtual machines (VMs) and Windows servers. This severely impacted the...

LockBit 3.0 has taken another critical blow after global law enforcement agencies announced overnight that four more individuals connected to the ransomware gang had been arrested as part of Operation Cronos. Yesterday (1 October), global law...

are contacted by a threat actor, and even then they may not know how to proceed. On the same day, according to Venari, the LockBit group claimed two scalps as well — a company called AEK in Macedonia and the Mundo Cuervo tequila company in Mexico....

active ransomware operation for the year, with 573 victims listed as of the end of November. The leader, though, was LockBit, which listed 579 posts in the same period, despite being relatively inactive in the last couple of months of the year....

to watch out for. And yet, despite the activity of law enforcement agencies, and being quiet most of the year, the LockBit operation still dominated the space. That said, 2024 also saw the newcomers debut as credible threats. Sarcoma, Arcus Media, Lynx,...

the period of April to April, a 5.8 per cent increase on the previous year. As to the ransomware gangs themselves, while LockBit was clearly the most active group during the period, with 998 attacks – compared to 410 undertaken by the number two...

2022. The top globally detected malware were webshells, with a 103 per cent increase in use over 2021, followed by Emotet. LockBit and BlackCat were the top ransomware strains for the year. The report also found that there was a 116 per cent surge in...

have been compromised, with Pareto Phone responsible for more than 70 charities. The Pareto Phone data was first listed by LockBit on its leak site on 31 July, with the group listing a deadline of 7 August. While not explicitly stated, LockBit had...

we will confirm that with the data uploading.” Akira is potentially set to have a big year of cyber crime in 2024, with the LockBit ransomware takedown earlier this year pushing skilled hackers towards the aforementioned threat group.