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The National Crime Agency - known as 'Britain's FBI ' - and other international partners, broke into LockBit, which was used in a quarter of all ransomware attacks.
LONDON -- Law enforcement agencies have infiltrated and disrupted the prolific ransomware syndicate LockBit that has extracted $120 million from thousands of victims around the world, with two people arrested, British, U.S. and European officials said Tuesday.
The operation resulted in the arrests of two people in Poland and Ukraine and the seizure of 200 cryptocurrency accounts, officials said.
Authorities arrest 2 people and say they gained 'comprehensive access' to LockBit's systems, taking control of infrastructure and obtaining keys to help victims decrypt their data.
Law enforcement agencies say they have infiltrated and disrupted a prolific ransomware syndicate behind cyberattacks around the world. Britain’s National Crime Agency says it led an international operation targeting LockBit,