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International Business Times
International Business Times
Business
Qasim Nauman

'World's Most Harmful': What Is The LockBit Cybercrime Gang?

The number of ransomware attacks has exploded around the world in recent years (Credit: AFP)

An international law enforcement operation has taken down dozens of servers and disrupted LockBit, "the world's most harmful cyber crime group" according to British authorities.

LockBit and its affiliates caused billions of dollars in damage and extracted tens of millions in ransom from their victims. Their targets have included banks, mail services and even a children's hospital.

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