Lockbit and its affiliates have hacked some of the world s largest organisations in recent months. The gang makes money by stealing sensitive data and threatening to leak it if victims fail to pay an extortionate ransom.
An international coalition of agencies worked together to seize control of a dark-web site belonging to LockBit, the most prolific ransomware gang in the world.
Cybercrime: An NCA spokesperson and a U.S. Department of Justice spokesperson confirmed that the agencies had disrupted the gang and said the operation was "ongoing and developing".