Most "harmful" hacker network LockBit disrupted by global police operation
The operation is “probably the most significant ransomware disruption to date” according to the experts.
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00:00 An international police operation has dismantled the LockBit ransomware group, considered the
00:07 most harmful.
00:08 Fourteen countries took part in Operation Kronos.
00:11 Thirty-four servers have been closed in the Netherlands, Germany, Finland, France, Switzerland,
00:16 Australia, the US and the UK.
00:19 Two people were arrested in Poland and Ukraine.
00:22 More than 200 cryptocurrency accounts were frozen.
00:25 Actors affiliated with the LockBit criminal enterprise have caused significant harm to
00:30 thousands of victims across our collective countries and around the globe.
00:34 In recent years, the group has been indiscriminate in their targeting, exploiting organizations
00:41 affiliated with government agencies, hospitals, schools to high-profile global companies.
00:50 The group carried out more than 1,700 attacks against victims in the United States and around
00:56 the world.
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