International law enforcement forces from the US, UK, Japan, etc. seize the site of ``LockBit'', which is believed to be the mastermind behind the Nagoya Port hacking.
The website of the notorious ransomware group LockBit was seized in a successful operation involving law enforcement agencies from 10 countries, including the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the UK National Crime Agency (NCA). it was done.
FBI, UK National Crime Agency Say They Have Disrupted LockBit Hacking Gang - Bloomberg
LockBit ransomware disrupted by global police operation
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/lockbit-ransomware-disrupted-by-global-police-operation/
Law enforcement seizes LockBit ransomware gang's website in 'ongoing' operation
https://www.axios.com/2024/02/19/lockbit-ransomware-takedown-operation
LockBit is a hacker group that uses ransomware to encrypt files on computers and demands payment to restore them, and also distributes the malware and makes money from users. is. So far, the Port of Nagoya ,Boeing , and the Italian Internal Revenue Service are said to have suffered damage from LockBit.
Container terminal at Nagoya Port recovers for the first time in two days after suspension of operations due to ransomware attack, the first time in Japan that the operation of a port facility has stopped due to a cyber attack - GIGAZINE
To thwart this group, Operation Cronos, a law enforcement unit involving police forces from the United States, United Kingdom, France, Japan, Switzerland, Canada, Australia, Sweden, the Netherlands, Finland, and Germany, conducted an international criminal investigation. . As a result, Operation Kronos was able to seize 11,000 domains used by LockBit and its affiliates.
At the time of writing, when you access the LockBit website, you will see a banner saying ``This site is currently under the control of law enforcement agencies'' as shown below.
Police officials also said that they had 'obtained all the information,' including LockBit's source code, chat history, victim information, amount of money, stolen data, and other information. About.
In an interview with foreign media Axios, Europol deputy spokeswoman Claire George said, ``This is part of an ongoing operation. Through the actions of law enforcement, we were able to suspend LockBit's service.'' Ta.
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