LockBit brags it pumped ION full of ransomware

UK regulators are investigating a cyberattack against financial technology firm ION, while the LockBit ransomware gang has threatened to publish the stolen data on February 4 if the software provider doesn't pay up. According to a statement posted on ION Market's website, its ION Cleared Derivatives division "experienced a …

[Pascal Monett]

"The issue is currently isolated to a small number of smaller and mid-size firms"

So it's not a problem until "the issue" starts targetting Big Money, at which point the battlecruisers will be sent out to deal with it.

But, until then, the small fry can get stiffed.

[Anonymous Coward]

Some people never learn

I don't understand. They used quality commercial products like Microsoft Windows and VMware. How did LockBit manage to breach them? ION is blameless as they made all the right technical decisions.

[Anonymous Coward]

Re: Some people never learn

Unfortunately for them, LockBit used exactly some vulnerabilities of Windows and VMware.