Mastermind behind world s most dangerous ransomware gang Lockbit that carried out damaging cyber attacks on Royal Mail and Porton Down is unmasked as Russian hacker dailymail.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from dailymail.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The National Crime Agency - known as Britain s FBI - and other international partners, broke into LockBit, which was used in a quarter of all ransomware attacks.
Lockbit makes money by hacking into computer systems and stealing sensitive data, which it threatens to release unless a huge ransom is paid. It s hit firms in the UK
Russia-based Lockbit has been causing havoc by hacking into computer systems and stealing data which it then threatens to release unless the victims pay a ransom.