Security News > 2024 > February > LockBit Ransomware Operation Shut Down; Criminals Arrested; Decryption Keys Released
2024-02-20 12:55
The U.K. National Crime Agency (NCA) on Tuesday confirmed that it obtained LockBit's source code as well as intelligence pertaining to its activities and their affiliates as part of a dedicated task force called Operation Cronos. "Some of the data on LockBit's systems belonged to victims who had paid a ransom to the threat actors, evidencing that even when a ransom is paid, it does not
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