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Many are wondering what Fulton County has hidden from Trump's lawyers also
[KrebsOnSecurity] 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.Dubbed “Operation Cronos,” the effort involved the seizure of nearly three-dozen servers; the arrest of two alleged LockBit members; the release of a free LockBit decryption tool; and the freezing of more than 200 cryptocurrency accounts thought to be tied to the gang’s activities. The government says LockBit has claimed more than 2,000 victims worldwide and extorted over $120 million in payments. LockBitSupp also denied assertions made by the U.K.’s NCA that LockBit did not delete stolen data as promised when victims agreed to pay a ransom. The accusation is an explosive one because nobody will pay a ransom if they don’t believe the ransomware group will hold up its end of the bargain. The ransomware group leader also confirmed information first reported here last week, that federal investigators managed to hack LockBit by exploiting a known vulnerability in PHP, a scripting language that is widely used in Web development. Related: LockBit: 2022-12-13 76 gigabytes of data stolen from the Calif Dept of Finance. LockBit: 2021-08-12 Consulting firm Accenture is hit by Russian cyber hackers who demand $50M after claiming they stole six terabytes of 'top secret' data Related: Fulton County: 2024-02-25 Just the News sues Fani Willis office to force release of communications with Biden White House Fulton County: 2024-02-23 BREAKING: Cellphone data raises questions about start of Willis-Wade relationship Fulton County: 2024-02-17 Did Fani Willis, 53, wear her dress BACKWARDS on the stand? Beleaguered DA is mercilessly mocked by eagle-eyed social media users for sporting zipper at the FRONT of her pink frock Posted by: NN2N1 2024-02-26 |
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