LockBit ransomware mastermind identified, targeted high-profile companies

WIRED May 7, 2024, 05:00 PM UTC

LockBit, a prolific ransomware group, targeted companies like Boeing and the UK’s Royal Mail, demanding up to $200 million from a Virginia-based corporation. With 2,350 public victims and 7,000 unique attack builds, LockBit focused on the US, UK, France, Germany, and China. Despite internal rules against targeting hospitals, over 100 were listed. LockBit operated as a ransomware-as-a-service platform, with affiliates contributing 20% of profits.


With a significance score of 5.5, this news ranks in the top 1% of today's 17319 analyzed articles.

Get summaries of news with significance over 5.5 (usually ~10 stories per week). Read by 8000 minimalists.