Meet the leader of LockBit, the most active ransomware gang ever
Get the Full StoryCybercrime hunters have unmasked the alleged leader of LockBit, a hacker network dubbed the most active ransomware group ever. LockBit gained global notoriety for holding victims data to ransom and ransomware-as-a-service, whereby it licenses malware to other hackers. According to Europol, the gang was behind the world s most deployed ransomware in 2022 causing billions of euros worth of damage. Among the high-profile victims are US aerospace giant Boeing, Britain s Royal Mail and German automotive titan Continental. Russian entities, however, are notably absent from the list of targets. It will therefore come as little surprise that the gang s reputed mastermind is a Russian This story continues at The Next WebShare: