Security News > 2023 > January > The Week in Ransomware - January 13th 2023 - LockBit in the spotlight
The LockBit ransomware operation has again taken center stage in the ransomware news, as we learned yesterday they were behind the attack on Royal Mail.
Yesterday, we learned that this disruption was caused by a LockBit ransomware attack that encrypted the computers used to print customs dockets required for international shipping.
With LockBit having grown to be the largest ransomware operation, it also appears to have become very unwieldy, with affiliates targeting critical infrastructure and children's hospitals, even though it's against the gang's policies.
Microsoft says Cuba ransomware threat actors are hacking Microsoft Exchange servers unpatched against a critical server-side request forgery vulnerability also exploited in Play ransomware attacks.
Royal Mail cyberattack linked to LockBit ransomware operation.
A cyberattack on Royal Mail, UK's largest mail delivery service, has been linked to the LockBit ransomware operation.
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