Security News > 2024 > February > LockBit identity reveal a bigger letdown than Game of Thrones Season 8

The grand finale of the week of LockBit leaks was slated to expose the real identity of LockBitSupp - the alias of the gang's public spokesperson - but the reveal has fallen short of expectations.

Members of the global infosec community were gearing up for a mammoth revelation today following a week of incredible insights into the LockBit operation, but were left underwhelmed by authorities who in the end revealed very little.

The lackluster "Reveal" of LockBitSupp's true identity is the sour cherry on top of a week full of landmark exposures from Operation Cronos, which took down LockBit on February 20.

The portal used only by affiliates was also defaced, displaying a message to each LockBit member upon logging in essentially saying authorities know who they are and they're coming for them.

Speaking of affiliates, a full list of each LockBit 3.0 affiliate was released the following day, revealing their alias and the date they joined the organized cybercrime empire.

Accompanying that leak were the details of StealBit, LockBit's bespoke data exfiltration tool it gave to affiliates to make attacks that little bit easier - a continuation of Operation Cronos's ambition to expose every corner of LockBit.

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