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  2. LockBit - Wikipedia

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    LockBit is a cybercriminal group proposing ransomware as a service (RaaS). Software developed by the group (also called ransomware) enables malicious actors who are willing to pay for using it to carry out attacks in two tactics where they not only encrypt the victim's data and demand payment of a ransom, but also threaten to leak it publicly if their demands are not met.

  3. Explainer-What is Lockbit? The digital extortion gang on a ...

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    Lockbit was discovered in 2020 when its eponymous malicious software was found on Russian-language cybercrime forums, leading some security analysts to believe the gang is based in Russia. Nowhere ...

  4. How a Georgia county official stood up to a Russian ...

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    The Russian-based ransomware syndicate LockBit took responsibility for the cyberattack, which temporarily crippled the Georgia county's online infrastructure. How a Georgia county official stood ...

  5. Ransomware as a service - Wikipedia

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    Ransomware as a service (RaaS) is a cybercrime business model where ransomware operators write software and affiliates pay to launch attacks using said software. [1] Affiliates do not need to have technical skills of their own but rely on the technical skills of the operators.

  6. Cyber attack compromised Indonesia data centre, ransom sought

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    The Lockbit cybercrime group is notorious for using malicious software called ransomware to digitally extort its victims. "We are now focusing to restore the services of the affected national data ...

  7. Ransomware - Wikipedia

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    Ransomware is a type of malware that encrypts the victim's personal data until a ransom is paid. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] They commonly use difficult-to-trace digital ...

  8. US charges Russian-Israeli dual national tied to Lockbit ...

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    WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States has charged a Russian-Israeli dual citizen over alleged involvement with the Lockbit ransomware group, the U.S. Department of Justice said on Friday.

  9. List of cyberattacks - Wikipedia

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    A cyberattack is any type of offensive maneuver employed by individuals or whole organizations that targets computer information systems, infrastructures, computer networks, and/or personal computer devices by various means of malicious acts usually originating from an anonymous source that either steals, alters, or destroys a specified target by hacking into a susceptible system.