February 25, 2024 By Robert Lemos
The LockBit gang is relaunching its ransomware operation on a new infrastructure less than a week after law enforcement hacked their servers, and is threatening to focus more of their attacks on the government sector.
In a message under a mock-up FBI leak - specifically to draw attention, the gang published a lengthy message about their negligence enabling the breach and the plans for the operation going forward.
LockBit ransomware continues attacks
On Saturday, LockBit announced it was resuming the ransomware business and released damage control communication saying admitting that “personal negligence and irresponsibility” led to law enforcement disrupting its activity in Operation Cronos.
The gang kept the brand name and moved its data leak site to a new .onion address that lists five victims with countdown timers for publishing stolen information.
