Ransomware associated with LockBit still spreading 2 days after server takedown

Ransomware associated with LockBit still spreading 2 days after server takedown

2 years ago
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https://arstechnica.com/security/2024/02/ransomware-associated-with-lockbit-still-spreading-2-days-after-server-takedown/

Two days after an international team of authorities struck a major blow at LockBit, one of the Internet’s most prolific ransomware syndicates, researchers have detected a new round of attacks that are installing malware associated with the group.

The attacks, detected in the past 24 hours, are exploiting two critical vulnerabilities in ScreenConnect, a remote desktop application sold by Connectwise. According to researchers at two security firms—SophosXOps and Huntress—attackers who successfully exploit the vulnerabilities go on to install LockBit ransomware and other post-exploit malware. It wasn’t immediately clear if the ransomware was the official LockBit version.