International Law Enforcement Effort Disrupts LockBit Ransomware

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation and the U.K.’s National Crime Agency together have taken down infrastructure related to the LockBit ransomware syndicate. Learn more about the operation.

“When it comes to defence against ransomware, organisations must act before it is too late.”

The operation included sanctions, several indictments, court actions, the takeover of LockBit’s website, and rewards worth millions of dollars.

Law enforcement agents also accessed approximately 1,000 decryption keys belonging to the LockBit Ransomware gang, potentially opening doors to recover and restore data locked by LockBit operations.

Ryan McConechy, CTO of Barrier Networks, spoke about the threat in the latest article featured in Spiceworks.