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After LockBit takedown, police try to sow doubt in cybercrime community

ID: 7b7af52b-ed2e-5ccd-80f9-48735709a307

STIX ID: report--7b7af52b-ed2e-5ccd-80f9-48735709a307

Feed Name: CyberScoop

Threat Score
70/100

Date Published: 2024-02-23

Date Updated: 2026-04-21

Author: AJ Vicens

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Law enforcement seized the LockBit ransomware group's main website and replaced victim links with messaging — including claims that the group's leader, 'LockBitSupp', has "engaged with Law Enforcement" — as part of a deliberate psychological operation to undermine trust among affiliates, damage LockBit's reputation, and possibly provoke responses that could aid investigations.

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