LockBit is both a cyberattack group and a malicious software used to carry out criminal attacks, and it is increasingly cropping up in digital security breaches
revealed this week that a massive systems outage it’s been dealing with for almost a month was triggered by ransomware.
Security software company BlackBerry’s website says LockBit malware infiltrates its targets’ networks through unpatched vulnerabilities, insider access and zero-day exploits – flaws in software discovered before the company which created it realizes the problem, giving them “zero days” to fix it. LockBit emerged as early as January 2020 and members have since executed at least 1,000 LockBit attacks against victims in the U.S. and around the world, the document alleged.That’s a tricky question, said Bhatia, because “these folks operate in such shadows.”
that affected operations. LockBit claimed one of its partners carried out the attack, which the group eventually apologized for, saying attacks on hospitals violate its rules. “It’s really understanding how to be on the lookout for something that is seen as suspicious,” Bhatia said. However, he noted “small businesses don’t always have the luxury of not paying or those that are working with critical sectors, where access to that data or access to those systems is critical and can have a severe adverse effect.”
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