Mutiple NZ Companies and Govt Agencies Data Listed For Sale on the Dark Web
December 20, 2022
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The group behind the attack, a ransomware gang called Lockbit, were formed in 2019 and is thought to be based in Russia or in Eastern Europe.
The group often operated as ransomware as a service, meaning people could hire the group to commit attacks anywhere in the world. Recently a Canadian resident had been arrested in relation to a Lockbit attack, he said.
“Because of this, these attacks can often originate much closer to home than people may initially think,” Callow said.
The fact that the data has been listed for sale on the dark web meant Lockbit had moved to the second part of its plan, making money from the stolen data, he said.