UK and US hack the hackers to bring down LockBit crime gang
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/feb/20/uk-and-fbi-lock-cybercrime-group-out-of-lockbit-website
Four arrests, including in Poland and Ukraine, and victims will be helped to recover encrypted data
A massive law enforcement operation has seized the “command and control” infrastructure for the international ransomware group LockBit, the UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) revealed on Tuesday, and will repurpose the technology to expose the group’s operations to the world.