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Fulton County, Security Experts Call LockBit’s Bluff

February 29, 2024 0 Comments A Little Sunshine, brett callow, Data Breaches, emsisoft, FBI, fulton county hack, lockbit, lockbitsupp, nca, Ransomware, redsense, robb pitts

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Thu, 29 Feb 2024 22:18:54 +0000

The ransomware group LockBit told officials with Fulton County, Ga. they could expect to see their internal documents published online this morning unless the county paid a ransom demand. Instead, LockBit removed Fulton County’s listing from its victim shaming website this morning, claiming county officials had paid. But county officials said they did not pay, nor did anyone make payment on their behalf. Security experts say LockBit was likely bluffing and probably lost most of the data when the gang’s servers were seized this month by U.S. and U.K. law enforcement.

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FBI’s LockBit Takedown Postponed a Ticking Time Bomb in Fulton County, Ga.

February 28, 2024 0 Comments an-security breach, cnn, donald trump, europol, FBI, fulton county hack, george chidi, lockbit, lockbitsupp, national crime agency, Ne'er-Do-Well News, Ransomware, vx-underground, XSS

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2024 02:17:55 +0000

The FBI’s takedown of the LockBit ransomware group last week came as LockBit was preparing to release sensitive data stolen from government computer systems in Fulton County, Ga. But LockBit is now regrouping, and the gang says it will publish the stolen Fulton County data on March 2 unless paid a ransom. LockBit claims the cache includes documents tied to the county’s ongoing criminal prosecution of former President Trump, but court watchers say teaser documents published by the crime gang suggest a total leak of the Fulton County data could put lives at risk and jeopardize a number of other criminal trials.