📣 Details of the LockBit Takedown
posted 21 Feb 2024
Following the shutdown of the LockBit hacker group’s website and other actions by law enforcement, including sanctions against numerous fraudulent crypto wallets, analysts have published several key points that might have gone unnoticed:
1. LockBit never deleted the stolen data of victims, even after receiving a ransom.
2. The website hack was due to a simple vulnerability in the widely-used PHP programming language.
3. The operation to dismantle the LockBit group lasted about two years.
4. Since its inception, LockBit's activities have affected over 2,000 individuals and organizations.
5. New sanctions could also impact other groups, as the LockBit leader is closely associated with them.
British law enforcement also left numerous taunts and jokes on the hacked LockBit website, mocking their operation. Overall, this success by human rights defenders demonstrated the high capabilities of countries in combating cybercrime.
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