Security News > 2024 > February > LockBit ransomware secretly building next-gen encryptor before takedown
2024-02-22 13:51
LockBit ransomware developers were secretly building a new version of their file encrypting malware, dubbed LockBit-NG-Dev - likely to become LockBit 4.0, when law enforcement took down the cybercriminal's infrastructure earlier this week.
While previous LockBit malware is built in C/C++, the latest sample is a work-in-progress written in.
The discovery of the new LockBit encrypter is another blow law enforcement dealt to LockBit operators through Operation Cronos.
US offers $15 million bounty for info on LockBit ransomware gang.
Police arrest LockBit ransomware members, release decryptor in global crackdown.
LockBit ransomware disrupted by global police operation.
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