Law enforcement agencies disrupt prolific ransomware group LockBit
A website run by Lockbit, a prolific ransomware syndicate behind cyberattacks around the world, has been taken over by law enforcement agencies
By AP News
Published - Feb 20, 2024, 06:09 AM ET
Last Updated - Feb 20, 2024, 01:06 PM EST
LONDON (AP) — A website run by a Lockbit, a prolific ransomware syndicate behind cyberattacks around the world, was taken over by law enforcement agencies on Tuesday.
The front page of LockBit's site was replaced with the words “this site is now under control of law enforcement,” alongside the flags of the U.K., the U.S. and several other nations.
The message said the website was under the control of the U.K.'s National Crime Agency “working in close cooperation with the FBI and the international law enforcement task force, Operation Cronos."
It says it is an “ongoing and developing operation” that also involves agencies from Germany, France, Japan, Australia, New Zealand and Canada, among others, including Europol.
