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On February 20, 2024, the National Crime Agency (NCA) in the United Kingdom, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), and nine other law enforcement agencies announced they have taken control of computers and software at the core of the LockBit ransomware gang, the world’s most prolific ransomware group. The takedown gives victims hope that they will not be forced to make ransom payments to recover data stolen from their computer systems.[1]
[1] Joseph Menn and Leo Sands, 11-nation operation takes down world’s most prolific ransomware group, Wash. Post, Feb. 21, 2024, at A16, col. 1.