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International Business Times
International Business Times
Business
Helen ROWE, Peter HUTCHISON

Global Operation Smashes 'Most Harmful Cyber Crime Group'

A message on LockBit's site said law envorcement agencies had taken it over (Credit: AFP)

An international operation led by UK and US law enforcement has severely disrupted "the world's most harmful cybercrime group", the Russian-linked ransomware specialist LockBit, officials announced Tuesday.

LockBit and its affiliates have targeted governments, major companies, schools and hospitals, causing billions of dollars of damage and extracting tens of millions in ransoms from victims.

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