LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) -An international law enforcement operation led by Britain's National Crime Agency and the FBI has arrested and indicted members of the Lockbit ransomware gang, in an unprecedented police operation that has struck one of the world's most notorious cybercrime gangs. The United States has charged two Russian nationals with deploying Lockbit ransomware against companies and groups around the world. The NCA, U.S. Department of Justice, FBI and Europol gathered in London to announce the disruption of the gang, which has targeted over 2,000 victims worldwide, received more than $120 million in ransom payments and demanded hundreds of millions of dollars, the DOJ said.
The United States
unsealed an indictment on Tuesday charging two Russian nationals
with deploying Lockbit ransomware against companies and groups
around the world, the Department of Justice. -February 20, 2024 at 08:57 am EST
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An international law enforcement operation that infiltrated ransomware-as-a-service operation LockBit has resulted in arrests, indictments and the seizure of