LockBit ransomware activity nosedived in October
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November 17, 2022 – Published on Tech Target
LockBit, the largest and most prolific ransomware group in the world this year, saw its activity plummet last month.
Researchers with infosec consultancy GuidePoint Security say that during October, ransomware attacks attributed to Lockbit were down 49%. The drop helped to drive a 7.3% overall decline in ransomware attacks for the month.
The GuidePoint monthly report showed the decrease was extremely top heavy, and surges in activity from a number of smaller ransomware families helped to partially cancel out the decline from LockBit, which recently saw one of its members arrested in Canada.
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