LockBit ransomware secretly building next-gen encryptor before takedown

February 22, 2024 at 08:52AM LockBit ransomware developers were working on a new version, LockBit-NG-Dev, likely to become LockBit 4.0, before law enforcement dismantled their infrastructure. Trend Micro’s analysis revealed this new version’s capabilities, including support for multiple operating systems and encryption modes, though lacking some features from previous iterations. The discovery poses a challenge … Read more