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Six things we learned from the LockBit takedown

Authorities claim to have attained ‘unprecedented’ intelligence from LockBit's seized infrastructure - here's what we know so far

A sweeping law enforcement operation led by the U.K.’s National Crime Agency this week took down LockBit, the notorious Russia-linked ransomware gang that has for years wreaked havoc on businesses, hospitals, and governments around the world. The action saw LockBit’s leak site downed, its servers seized, multiple arrests made, and U.S. government sanctions applied in what is one of the most significant operations taken against a ransomware group to date. It’s also, undoubtedly, one of the more novel takedowns we’ve seen, with U.K. authorities announcing the seizure of LockBit’s infrastructure on the group’s own leak site, now home to a host of details about the gang’s inner workings — with the promise of more to come.

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