LockBit 2.0: How This RaaS Operates and How to Protect Against It
Summary: LockBit 2.0, a ransomware-as-a-service operation that emerged in June 2021 as an upgrade to LockBit, recruited affiliates through underground forum campaigns and became particularly prolific in the third quarter of 2021. As of May 25, 2022, it accounted for 46% of all ransomware-related breach events that year, and its leak site listed over 850 published victims, with top victims in the U.S., Italy and Germany.
What you should know: LockBit 2.0's leak site carried more than 850 published victims and the group claimed to have demanded ransom from at least 12,125 companies, while its affiliates' average dwell time fell by 37 days between fiscal 2021 and 2022 and average ransom discounts shrank from about 83% to about 30%.
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