Almost 60,000 Bitcoin addresses tied to LockBit’s ransomware infrastructure were leaked after hackers breached the group’s dark web affiliate panel.
The leak included a MySQL database dump shared publicly online. It data-ct-non-breakable=”null” href=”https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/lockbit-ransomware-gang-hacked-victim-negotiations-exposed/” rel=”nofollow noopener” target=”_blank” text=”null” title=”https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/lockbit-ransomware-gang-hacked-victim-negotiations-exposed/”>contained crypto-related information that could help blockchain analysts trace the group’s illicit financial flows.
Ransomware is a data-ct-non-breakable=”null” href=”https://cointelegraph.com/learn/articles/8-most-common-cyberattacks-and-how-to-prevent-them” rel=”null” target=”null” text=”null” title=”null”>type of malware used by malicious actors. It locks its target’s files or computer systems, making them inaccessible. The attackers typically demand a ransom payment, often in digital assets like…
