US Bank Investigates Alleged Data Breach After LockBit Ransomware Extortion Claim

LockBit claims to have exfiltrated data from US Bank and set an extortion deadline, but US Bank reports no evidence of unauthorized access and investigations are ongoing; the article highlights LockBit’s history of retention and resale of stolen data (including resurgence as LockBit 5.0 after Operation Cronos) and stresses the need for rapid validation, forensics preservation, vendor assessment, and incident response planning.