Two arrests. Twenty-eight servers seized. And 1,000 decryption keys obtained that can help hacking victims worldwide get their data back.
The takedown announced Tuesday of the Russia-linked hacking gang LockBit, which by some estimates has been responsible for a quarter of all ransomware attacks, represents what law enforcement agencies in the UK, US and Europe described as one of the heaviest blows they’ve ever dealt against criminal hackers. It comes after a relentless surge of major attacks in recent months by LockBit and other groups, who have created a global scourge by extorting victims by locking up their computer systems with encryption software and stealing their sensitive data.
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