The Latest Breaking News from Lockbit

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.

Law-enforcement agencies have infiltrated and disrupted Lockbit, a prolific ransomware syndicate behind cyberattacks around the world, Britain’s National Crime Agency said Tuesday.

The Japanese components company suffered a ransomware attack earlier in November, now its data has been leaked

LockBit is abusing Citrix Bleed to deploy ransomware, CISA warns.

While ransomware incidents have been occurring for more than 30 years, only in the last decade has the term “ransomware” appeared regularly in popular media. Ransomware is a type of malicious software that blocks access to computer systems or encrypts files until a ransom is paid.

Negotiations between Boeing and the hackers broke down, resulting in a leak of 43GB of sensitive information.

LockBit used a well-documented vulnerability called CitrixBleed to hit ICBC, researchers claim.

4.5 terabytes of sensitive data breached including employee passport data, financial documents and confidential diagrams

Most of the world is trying to tackle the ransomware scourge, but with limited success.