Lockbit cybercrime gang disrupted by Britain, US and EU
By James Pearson LONDON (Reuters) - Lockbit, a notorious cybercrime gang that holds its victims' data to ransom, has been disrupted in a rare international law enforcement operation, the gang and U.S. and UK authorities said on Monday. The operation was run
What is Lockbit? The digital extortion gang on a cybercrime spree
By Zeba Siddiqui and James Pearson SAN FRANCISCO/LONDON (Reuters) - A cybercriminal group named Lockbit, which on Friday said it breached the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), has hacked some of the world’s largest organisations in recent months, stealing
Ransomware groups: here are the most dangerous and how they operate
Ransomware groups are becoming an increasingly lucrative industry for criminals who exploit companies' vulnerabilities and take their data hostage for ransom. According to data from Check Point Research, economic damages for ransomware victims during 2022 ranged from 0.7 per cent to 5
LockBit ransomware group threatens to publish stolen Royal Mail data
3D printed models of people working on computers and padlock are seen in front of a displayed CYBER SECURITY words and binary code in this picture illustration taken, February 1, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration By Aby Jose Koilparambil in Bengaluru (Reuters) - UK's