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Cybercrime: An NCA spokesperson and a U.S. Department of Justice spokesperson confirmed that the agencies had disrupted the gang and said the operation was "ongoing and developing".
Law enforcement agencies have worked together to hobble a prolific ransomware gang.
Lockbit makes money by hacking into computer systems and stealing sensitive data, which it threatens to release unless a huge ransom is paid. It's hit firms in the UK
Blue Monday arrived late this year for the LockBit ransomware-as-a-service group, after an international coalition of law enforcement agencies seized swathes of its infrastructure. Security experts said even if the down-on-its-heels group reboots, the disruption already stands as a big win.
Law enforcement units have taken down the dark web site associated with the notorious LockBit ransomware group. The site is now under the control of the UK's National Crime Agency, working with the FBI and the international law enforcement task force, Operation Cronos.