Cyber SWAT Team: How US and UK Agents Cracked LockBit, Freeing Data and Nailing Hackers

Cyber cops crack down on LockBit’s crypto-caper, nabbing decryption keys in a $120 million ransomware romp. Victims, cheer! Help’s at https://www.FBI.gov.

Published: Added: February 20, 2024 at 10:33 amAssembled by: J J
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It's like a Cyber SWAT team just dropped from the digital sky to kick some ransomware booty! The US and UK tag team swoop in, with the DOJ playing the role of the caped cyber crusader, doling out justice with decryption keys like candy on Halloween. And let's not forget the cherry on top: indicting those pesky cyber villains who thought they could LockBit and run away with the loot. Talk about a plot twist worthy of a Hollywood blockbuster!

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