Security News > 2024 > June > FBI Distributes 7,000 LockBit Ransomware Decryption Keys to Help Victims
2024-06-07 07:48
The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has disclosed that it's in possession of more than 7,000 decryption keys associated with the LockBit ransomware operation to help victims get their data back at no cost. "We are reaching out to known LockBit victims and encouraging anyone who suspects they were a victim to visit our Internet Crime Complaint Center at ic3.gov," FBI Cyber Division
News URL
https://thehackernews.com/2024/06/fbi-distributes-7000-lockbit-ransomware.html
Related news
- Police arrest four suspects linked to LockBit ransomware gang (source)
- LockBit Ransomware and Evil Corp Members Arrested and Sanctioned in Joint Global Effort (source)
- Crypt Ghouls Targets Russian Firms with LockBit 3.0 and Babuk Ransomware Attacks (source)
- Ransomware Gangs Use LockBit's Fame to Intimidate Victims in Latest Attacks (source)
- ShrinkLocker ransomware scrambled your files? Free decryption tool to the rescue (source)