"Global Law Enforcement Cracks Down on LockBit Ransomware Network, Arrests Affiliates and Offers Decryption Tools"
TL;DR
Ukrainian police have arrested a father-son duo connected to the cybercrime gang Lockbit, following an international law enforcement operation led by the UK's National Crime Agency and the FBI. The duo is accused of carrying out ransomware attacks against enterprises, state institutions, and healthcare institutions in France. The arrests in Ukraine led to the seizure of 200 cryptocurrency accounts and 34 servers used by the gang in multiple countries. The joint operation, dubbed "Operation Cronos," also resulted in the arrest of a Lockbit gang member in Poland and the disruption of the group's core activities.
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