A whole new generation of LockBit ransomware could be here

Ransomware attack on a computer

Last year, the builder for the LockBit 3.0 ransomware encryptor was leaked, and researchers are now observing hundreds of new variants that spawned directly from that event. 

Cybersecurity researchers from Kaspersky have discovered a significantly altered version of LockBit targeting an unnamed entity. This version was allegedly deployed by a group calling itself NATIONAL HAZARD AGENCY, with the key differences from LockBit 3.0 being in the ransom note.