LockBit ransomware gang disrupted by global operation

Notorious ransomware gang LockBit's website has been taken over by law enforcement authorities, who claim they have disrupted the group's operations and will soon reveal the extent of an operation against the group. At the time of writing, the group's .onion site loads the message "The site is now under the control of law …

[FrogsAndChips]

Well done, lads!

Now let's hope this will not stop at servers and files, but that some heads will soon fall too!

[Pascal Monett]

Re: Well done, lads!

Absolutely.

Here's hoping that hospitals will be able to breathe a bit easier now.

[Wellyboot]

Re: Well done, lads!

Removing lowlife from the freedom to stand up a replacement will merit a bonus.

[druck]

Re: Well done, lads!

Pints all round.

[Omnipresent]

Re: Well done, lads!

Really, excellent work tbh. That's one down.... now stop micro$oft. lol

[Anonymous Coward]

Re: Suck shit

What a clever boy you are…Upset somewhat? Or maybe your post is a description as to what these scum are now doing?

[bombastic bob]

Suck shit [to all of the criminals], and WELL DONE to Law ENFORCEMENT!

Yes, it WILL certainly be good times for all REGULAR citizens (and not the [alleged] leeches and bottom feeders that commit criminal acts) once the perpetrators are arrested, confined, tried, convicted, incarcerated, and forced to pay DAMAGES and RESTITUTION to their victims.

I hope it is *SO* overwhelming that NOBODY ELSE will DARE to try this again in the future. I want the process these alleged scumbags go through, the lawyers, the subpoenas, the depositions, the confinement, EXPENSIVE bail (if any), the manhunts, the trial itself, the selling off and confiscation of assets, and everything ELSE that goes with it, to be INTIMIDATING AS HELL towards any OTHER who might consider committing such illegal acts in the future.

Well done law enforcement!!!

[HippyChippy]

And here's the NCA's Tuesday report;

https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/nca-leads-international-investigation-targeting-worlds-most-harmful-ransomware-group

Good work Team.

[phuzz]

Good news in there:

The [NCA] has obtained over 1,000 decryption keys and will be contacting UK-based victims in the coming days and weeks to offer support and help them recover encrypted data.

[Zippy´s Sausage Factory]

Nice to see the National Crime Agency are Venom fans. I look forward to Operation Abaddon and Operation Mantas in due course.

[Plest]

Oh yeah!

"Teacher caught me...."

[Anonymous Coward]

Whilst this is great maybe we should be focusing more on stopping them by people actually putting thought into their systems? Prevention is the best medicine because regardless of who they take down someone else will do the same. Finding someone hosting a dark web website does not equal bringing down a whole operation.