This statement was made the day after law enforcement announced that the LockBit group had been neutralized. In a separate article, we reported that law enforcement agencies of 11 countries carried out a joint operation, detained some key members of the gang, seized websites and seized keys to decrypt hacked data. One of the criminals was caught in Ukraine.

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Now the website of the US State Department has published an announcement in which the country’s government makes proposals. up to $15 million To get information on anyone involved in a criminal organization that has been terrorizing companies and organizations around the world for years.

Since January 2020, members of the LockBit group have conducted more than 2,000 attacks on victims in the United States and around the world, resulting in significant disruptions and the destruction or leakage of sensitive information. More than $144 million in ransoms were paid to recover from the LockBit data theft.
– government officials write in their statements.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs also published a bilingual announcement in English and Russian on its Twitter account. The latter was probably chosen because some criminals from the LockBit group are hiding in Russia and it is currently impossible to get them.

At the same time, a mistake was probably made in the posters. The English version mentions the government’s offer up to $10 million For information to help identify or find key leaders of LockBit ransomware and more 5 million – for information that would assist in the arrest and/or conviction of person(s) in any country included in the group. However, in the Russian version of the ad the quantity is indicated in size. 10 thousand dollarsNot 10 million.

LockBit was one of the most famous hacking groups of our time. He created the ransomware of the same name, which encrypts data on the victim’s computers and demands a ransom. It is likely that the gang will now disband and its members who were not caught will create something new or join other gangs.