{"id":55369,"date":"2024-02-20T02:05:57","date_gmt":"2024-02-20T02:05:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/lockbit-ransomware-gang-disrupted-by-global-operation\/"},"modified":"2024-02-20T02:05:57","modified_gmt":"2024-02-20T02:05:57","slug":"lockbit-ransomware-gang-disrupted-by-global-operation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/lockbit-ransomware-gang-disrupted-by-global-operation\/","title":{"rendered":"LockBit ransomware gang disrupted by global operation"},"content":{"rendered":"

Notorious ransomware gang LockBit’s website has been taken over by law enforcement authorities, who claim they have disrupted the group’s operations and will soon reveal the extent of an operation against the group.<\/p>\n

At the time of writing, the group’s .onion site loads the message “The site is now under the control of law enforcement” \u2013 specifically the UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA).<\/p>\n

“We can confirm that LockBit’s services have been disrupted as a result of International Law Enforcement action \u2013 this is an ongoing and developing operation,” the page states, promising that more information will be revealed at 11:30 GMT on Tuesday February 20.<\/p>\n

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LockBit site seizure notice \u2013 Click to enlarge<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The page states that the NCA worked with the FBI, and an “international law enforcement task force” named Operation Cronos.<\/p>\n

The page also carries logos for Europol, and law enforcement agencies from Australia, Germany, the Netherlands, Japan, France, and Switzerland. National flags of those nations, plus those of Canada, Sweden, and Finland, are also present.<\/p>\n