Law enforcement agencies from 11 countries, including the FBI and UK National Crime Agency, disrupt the LockBit group and seize 11K domains used for ransomware
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- Just to be super clear, 3 different LockBit services are still online: — http://lockbit7z2jwcskxpbokpemdxmltipnt wlkmidcll2qirbu7ykg46eyd.onion/ http://lockbitfile2tcudkcqqt2ve6btssyvq wlizbpv5vz337lslmhff2uad.onion/ http://lockbitnotexk2vnf2q2zwjefsl3hjsn k4u74vq4chxrqpjclfydk4ad.onion/ … @GossiTheDog@cyberplace.social
- LockBit still have infrastructure online, which is still counting up in terms of uptime. — It's pretty mind boggling to me that for 4 years 170 days, these guys have been doing horse carriage robbery of schools and hospitals and.. uh... they just did it. — (Also, yes, they have a bug bounty that pays better than most large orgs). … @GossiTheDog@cyberplace.social
- Looks like the FBI and UK's National Crime Agency have seized the website for ransomware group Lockbit. Apparently they are releasing more details of “Operation Cronos” tomorrow (Feb. 20). — [image] @briankrebs@infosec.exchange
Discussion
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@vxunderground
@vxunderground
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When a Lockbit affiliate tries to log into the Lockbit panel this is what they see [image]
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@azalsecurity
@azalsecurity
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Lockbit just emailed this to all of their affiliates. [image]
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@vxunderground
@vxunderground
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Lockbit ransomware group administrative staff has confirmed with us their websites have been seized. [image]
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@vxunderground
@vxunderground
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Lockbit ransomware group administration claims that law enforcement agencies compromised them by exploiting CVE-2023-3824 More information: https://nvd.nist.gov/...
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@vxunderground
@vxunderground
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“We can confirm that Lockbit's services has been disrupted as a result of International Law Enforcement action - this is an ongoing and developing operation. Return here for more information at: 11:30 GMT on Tuesday 20th Feb” [image]
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@swiftonsecurity
@swiftonsecurity
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Even ransomware fucks can't keep on top of patches for exploits THEY use. We have built a world of glass cannons.
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@malwrhunterteam
@malwrhunterteam
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“We can confirm that Lockbit's services have been disrupted as a result of International Law Enforcement action - this is an ongoing and developing operation.” “Return here for more information at: 11:30 GMT on Tuesday 20th Feb.” “Operation Cronos” 🤔 [image]
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@ciaranmartinoxf
Ciaran Martin
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Guess we're about to find out if #lockbit have good backups and an effective business continuity & recovery plan 😂
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@uk_daniel_card
@uk_daniel_card
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#Lockbit is Tango Down! [image]
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@cyber_sgt_maj
@cyber_sgt_maj
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It's a bit shit when Lockbit offer more support to their customers after a breach than most legitimate companies. Maybe a lesson to learn? [image]
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@malwrhunterteam
@malwrhunterteam
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I'm not really sure revealing publicly that you tried to help the LockBit ransomware gang make their shit more secure is a good idea... 😂 🤷♂️ [image]
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@thegrugq
@thegrugq
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Are lockbit affiliates going to get 12 months of free credit monitoring? What is lockbit doing to make this right?!
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@megbrownlawyer
Megan Brown
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This is a “big f-ing deal” to quote a certain politician. 😊 glad to see governments taking the fight to the bad guys. #cyber
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@joetidy
Joe Tidy
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The LockBit gang takedown looks pretty thorough. Big disruption to the big bad of cyber. Multiple security firms have LockBit as the most prolific group of 2023. We've been here before of course and another crew will rise up but we love to see the hackers get hit. [image]
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@swiftonsecurity
@swiftonsecurity
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I follow a lot of cyber people - and there is a LOT of rejoicing about #lockbit ransomware group being taken down. Big respect to everyone who contributed to a massive win! 🫡
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@shashj
Shashank Joshi
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Big news. Another ransomware begemoth is taken down. “This site is under the control of the @NCA_UK, working in close cooperation with the @FBI.” My piece from last month on the utility & limitations of offensive cyber operations v cybercriminal groups: https://www.economist.com/…
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@lisaforteuk
Lisa Forte
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Unbelievably those folks with a LockBit tattoo now look even more stupid
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@gazthejourno
Gareth Corfield
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Rather big news from the cyber world: Lockbit, the Russian ransomware gang that tried to extort £66m from Royal Mail, has had its website seized by law enforcement including the National Crime Agency.