LockBit News

Russia’s LockBit Disrupted But Not Dead, Hacking Experts Warn

Two arrests. Twenty-eight servers seized. And 1,000 decryption keys obtained that can help hacking victims worldwide get their data back. The takedown announced Tuesday of the Russia-linked hacking gang LockBit, which by some estimates has been responsible for a quarter …

Russian Ransomware Attacks on Ukraine Muted By Leaks, Insurance Woes

LONDON/WASHINGTON —Warnings that pro-Russian ransomware gangs would snarl networks in Ukraine and its allies have so far failed to materialize amid disarray among the criminal underworld often behind such attacks and fears insurers would not pay out. Conti, one of …

Accenture Claims ‘No Impact’ in Apparent Ransomware Attack

BOSTON (AP) — Cybercriminals have breached Accenture in an apparent ransomware attack but the global consulting giant says the incident was immediately contained with no impact on it or its systems. The LockBit ransomware gang announced the attack Tuesday night …