A criminal prosecution of Donald Trump has gotten caught up in a ransomware drama as two sides argue over who paid who. LockBit is back in the headlines over its ransomware attack on Fulton County in the US, but this time, the situation has gotten very...

large-scale disruption. However, ransomware remained the biggest threat to OT in the industrial sector. Just three groups – LockBit, ALPHV, and Black Basta – were responsible for just over half of all attacks against OT, while manufacturing remained the...

The world’s most prolific ransomware group, LockBit, is back after being taken down by the world’s leading law enforcement authorities in a joint sting called Operation Cronos earlier this month. As reported by BleepingComputer, the group announced...

Developers for the now crippled LockBit ransomware group were reportedly developing a secret new encryptor that would have bolstered its future capabilities. LockBit ransomware was taken down this week when a campaign by a global alliance of law...

Ransomware incidents drop drastically, and not just because LockBit is out of the picture. The big news in ransomware this week isn’t an attack or even lots of attacks – it’s the takedown of the most prolific ransomware group in the world, LockBit. A...

Is this a mighty blow against cyber crime, or just a glancing blow? Taking out LockBit should be celebrated, but it’s just one small step in the fight against ransomware. This week saw a global partnership of law enforcement agencies, headed by...

This week saw the world’s largest and most notorious ransomware gang – LockBit – taken down by international law enforcement in a sting led by the UK’s National Crime Agency and the FBI. As a result of the takedown, several members or users of the...

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...

Agency (NCA) has released additional details of its joint takedown of the notorious and most infamous ransomware group, LockBit. The threat group’s site was taken down yesterday (20 February 2024) by international law enforcement agencies, led by the...

The world’s most prolific ransomware gang, LockBit, is the latest threat actor to have been thwarted by international law enforcement, with the group’s sites now displaying takeover declarations. “Operation Cronos”, a sting led by the National Crime...

Attacks skyrocket and LockBit continues to be public enemy number one when it comes to ransomware impact. So much for the numbers being steady – this week, ransomware attacks around the globe jumped up by 29 per cent from last week’s 68 attacks to 119...

Attacks remain steady this week as LockBit continues to dominate the ransomware landscape. Ransomware attacks have remained relatively steady this week, with just a slight 3 per cent rise to 68 attacks compared to the last seven-day period we looked...

Incidents drop, LockBit remains on top, and Australia finds itself in the top five most attacked countries. Thankfully, we’ve seen a pretty significant drop from our last seven-day reporting period this week. Total attacks numbered 64, an impressive 31...

Trigona Companies targeted: Four Total data allegedly impacted: At least 57 gigabytes After a hectic December that saw LockBit hit three Australian companies, this month, the ransomware-as-a-service operator has been busy elsewhere. In fact, that seems...

LockBit outdoes itself, with 20 victims claimed in the last seven days, as the overall number of ransomware attacks skyrockets. In what we sincerely hope is not a trend likely to continue, ransomware attacks have increased by 89 per cent above last...

where possible. You can read the November 2023 report here. Ransomware Operators: Akira, 8Base, Knight, DragonForce, LockBit, Cactus Companies targeted: Nine Total data allegedly impacted: More than 460 gigabytes Ransomware operators were somewhat in...

Ransomware gang LockBit has claimed responsibility for the hack – and has shared employee passports and financial data to prove it. After a hacker defaced the company’s website last week as a calling card, the LockBit 3.0 ransomware group has now...

Prolific ransomware gang LockBit targets a popular sandwich franchise – “The biggest sandwich chain is pretending that nothing happened.” The LockBit 3.0 ransomware gang claims to have hacked the popular fast-food joint Subway. The group posted some...

LockBit is on a winning streak as US organisations face the brunt of ransomware attacks. Security researchers have observed 35 ransomware attacks worldwide in the last seven days. The most affected country is the United States, with 14 US entities...

encryption attempts – on the impacted systems were encrypted by ransomware, which appears to be similar to that used by the LockBit gang in the past. In both instances, Huntress was able to use TeamViewer log files to measure the time the bad guys spent...