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LockBit Ransomware Group Reportedly Suffers Data Breach, Extortion Tactics Revealed

LockBit Ransomware Group Reportedly Suffers Data Breach, Extortion Tactics Revealed

LockBit, the notorious ransomware group, reportedly suffered a massive data breach on Wednesday. As per the report, the group’s dark web platform’s admin and affiliate panels were compromised to show a message and link to a MySQL database dump. The database reportedly contains 20 tables that include sensitive information around the cybercriminal group’s affiliate network, extortion tactics, details around malware builds, as well as nearly 60,000 Bitcoin addresses. Notably, this is the second time the ransomware group has been hacked, with the previous attack occurring in 2024. LockBit Hack Reveal Insights Into The Gang’s Workings The data breach was first spotted by X (formerly known as Twitter) user Rey, who posted a screenshot of the admin panel. All of the admin and affiliate panels were reportedly taken over to display the message, “Don’t do crime[.]CRIME IS BAD xoxo from Prague.” The text is followed by the MySQL link “paneldb_dump.zip.” According to a BleepingComputer report, the link leads to a MySQL file containing a massive database. The data reportedly features 20 different tables, where some tables …