Lockbit takedown accompanied by some arrests and indictments

This report outlines multinational law enforcement actions against the LockBit 3.0 ransomware operation: the U.S. unsealed indictments against several Russian affiliates (including “Bassterlord,” “Wazawaka,” and others), France issued three arrest warrants with some arrests under Operation Cronos, Ukraine reported the arrest of a father-and-son duo linked to LockBit, and Poland detained a 38-year-old suspect under a European Arrest Warrant. Despite these actions, the report notes that LockBit’s core operator (“LockBitSupp”) has not been arrested.