Lockbit, the most feared gang of hackers (responsible for the cyberattack on the Corbeil-Essonnes hospital), returns to the forefront and responds to the police forces, after its landmark operation against the hackers’ infrastructure.
Five days after the international police operation against Lockbit, the most feared group of cybercriminals returns to the darknet. On February 24, a new site appeared, identical to the one that was hacked by the FBI and law enforcement agencies from 10 countries, including the National Gendarmerie. The leader of the pirate gang took the opportunity to publish a long text and later explain this offensive against Lockbit, a guilty organization hacked into hospitals (that of Corbeil-Essonnes in France) and many multinationals.
Known under the nickname LockbitSupp, the boss of the collective begins by acknowledging his errors in a column, published in English and Russian. “ After swimming in money for five years, I got lazy and continued to sail with my yacht and chicks […] I noticed that I no longer had access to the site, the password no longer corresponded […]. I think they (the FBI) took advantage of a zero-day vulnerability (still undiscovered). »
“The FBI decided to hack me now for one reason only, because they don’t want to give me Fulton County information “, he insists. Donald Trump is accused of having pressured elections in this county, in the eastern United States.
“ The stolen documents contain a lot of interesting things and court cases of Donald Trump that could affect the upcoming US elections. Personally I will vote for Trump, because the situation on the border with Mexico is some kind of nightmare, Biden should retire, he is a puppet », blurts the cybercriminal.
A flaw discovered in the hacker system
The gang leader also takes the opportunity to congratulate the police and the person who discovered the flaw in the hackers’ program. “ Everyone noticed how the FBI beautifully changed the design of the blog, no one has ever received such honors. Only one person on the entire planet deserves praise, the one who hacked my site. I wonder how much he was paid, how much was his bonus? If it’s less than a million dollars then come work for me, you’ll probably make more with me. »
LockbitSupp suggests that the individual in question works for Prodaft, an American company specializing in cyber threat research. The hacker ends up declaring that he won’t stop hacking, ” as long as he is alive » and that despite the millions, he continues his activity, because “ he gets bored » and that he “ loves his job “.
A unique operation against cybercriminals
A new Lockbit site is currently online, with all fifteen victims listed, likely all hacked before the police attack. Despite the arrest of a few members, there is no doubt that the remaining pirates will try to restart the machine. Law enforcement nevertheless managed to provide “decryptors” to unlock data blocked by the malware, seize cryptocurrency wallets, and discredit Lockbit in the world of cybercrime. A blow that will remain memorable, because it proves that pirates are not untouchable, even hidden in the depths of an unreachable country.
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