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LockBit identity reveal a bigger letdown than Game of Thrones Season 8

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Feed Name: The Register (Security)

Threat Score
75/100

Date Published: 2024-02-23

Date Updated: 2026-04-26

Author: Connor Jones

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This article summarizes Operation Cronos' dismantling of the LockBit ransomware gang: law enforcement seized and repurposed the gang's infrastructure to publish leaks (decryption keys, affiliate lists, tooling, arrests and indictments), revealed substantial extortion-derived revenues, noted the arrest of affiliates (including a father-son pair in Ukraine), and raised questions about a spokesperson's role while cautioning that LockBit claimed it could rebuild and had a next-generation variant in development.

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