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Criminal hacking organization

LockBit is a cybercriminal group proposing ransomware as a service (RaaS). Software developed by the group enables malicious actors who are willing to pay for using it to carry out attacks in two tactics where they not only encrypt the victim's data and demand payment of a ransom, but also threaten to leak it publicly if their demands are not met. Wikipedia →

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  1. Read the overview: LockBitA 5-minute orientation
  2. Skim a recent paper: Trends in Ransomware Attacks: Infiltration and Encryption Mechanisms of LockBit, Hive, and AkiraInfluential work since 2022
  3. Read the landmark paper: LockBit 2.0 Ransomware: Analysis of infection, persistence, prevention mechanismCited 16 times
  4. Go sideways: Clop (hacker group)A closely related topic
  5. Go sideways: Hive (ransomware)A closely related topic

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