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Operation Cronos: law enforcement disrupted the LockBit operation

Security Affairs

A joint law enforcement action, code-named Operation Cronos, conducted by law enforcement agencies from 11 countries has disrupted the LockBit ransomware operation. on January 5, 2020. An international law enforcement operation codenamed ‘Operation Cronos’ led to the disruption of the LockBit ransomware operation.

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More details about Operation Cronos that disrupted Lockbit operation

Security Affairs

Yesterday, a joint law enforcement action, code-named Operation Cronos , conducted by law enforcement agencies from 11 countries disrupted the LockBit ransomware operation. The NCA and its global partners have secured over 1,000 decryption keys that will allow victims of the gang to recover their files for free.

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US GOV OFFERS A REWARD OF UP TO $15M FOR INFO ON LOCKBIT GANG MEMBERS AND AFFILIATES

Security Affairs

According to the press release published by the Department of State , the Lockbit ransomware operators carried out over 2,000 attacks against victims worldwide since January 2020. The NCA and its global partners have secured over 1,000 decryption keys that will allow victims of the gang to recover their files for free.

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The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 22 – 28 January 2024

IT Governance

Mobile network database breach exposes 750 million Indians’ personal data The Indian security company CloudSEK claims to have found the personal data of 750 million Indians for sale on an “underground forum”. The data is more than mere credentials, too – according to Cybernews, most of the exposed data is sensitive.