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FBI urges LockBit ransomware victims to reach out after securing thousands of decryption keys

ID theft.

The FBI revealed it has thousands of decryption keys that can unlock data encrypted by the LockBit ransomware. 

The agency’s Assistant Director for the Cyber Division, Bryan Vorndran, confirmed the news during the 2024 Boston Conference on Cyber Security, and has invited all past LockBit victims to reach out and try to unlock their files.

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