How an infamous ransomware gang found itself hacked
*- A
- podcast
- Found at
- https://www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2024/mar/13/how-an-infamous-ransomware-gang-found-itself-hacked-lockbit-podcast
- Part of
- Today in Focus
LockBit was a sophisticated criminal operation, offering the tools needed to steal a company’s data and hold it to ransom. Then it was itself hacked. Alex Hern reports
Engaging bit of journalism about recent LockBit takedown, and also reflections on ransomware in general.
I did not know that WannaCry was by the North Korean state.
Interesting assertion that cryptocurrency was one of the recent enabling factors in the rise of ransomware.
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