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Is LockBit back in control?

It’s been four days since the FBI announced it had disrupted the group, and now, cybersecurity researcher Kevin Beaumont reports that LockBit seems to have surfaced with claims that it has struck back at the US intelligence agency. Malware tracker vx-underground says the group now has new TOR domains.

The US State Deparment has offered a $15 million reward for information that results in arrests of LockBit attackers.

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