Tag: ransomware

How a cybersecurity researcher befriended, then doxed, the leader of LockBit ransomware gang

Earlier this year, an international coalition of law enforcement agencies took control of the dark web site of the notorious ransomware gang LockBit,...

Security bugs in ransomware leak sites helped save six companies from paying hefty ransoms

A security researcher says six companies were saved from having to pay potentially hefty ransom demands, in part thanks to rookie security flaws...

UK data watchdog fines NHS vendor Advanced for security failures prior to LockBit ransomware attack

U.K. data protection authorities have issued a provisional fine of more than £6 million to NHS vendor Advanced after finding that the company...