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The Alleged LockBit Ransomware Mastermind Has Been Identified
Law enforcement officials from the US, UK, and Australia say they’ve identified and sanctioned the person behind LockBitSupp, the administrator at the heart of LockBit’s $120 million hacking rampage.
The law enforcement takedown, dubbed Operation Cronos and led by the UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA), has essentially neutralized the hacking group and sent ripples through the wider Russian cybercrime ecosystem. Before the takedown earlier this year, LockBit had risen to become one of the most prolific ransomware groups ever, launching hundreds of attacks per month and ruthlessly publishing stolen data from companies if they refused to pay. Boeing, the UK’s Royal Mail postal service, a children’s hospital in Canada, and the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China were all included in LockBit’s or its affiliates’ recent roster of victims.
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