"US Offering $10M for LockBit Leaders as Law Enforcement Taunts Cybercriminals"
The United States recently announced that it is offering big rewards for information on cybercriminals linked to the recently disrupted LockBit ransomware operation. The UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) and other law enforcement agencies have seized LockBit domains and servers, causing significant disruption to the cybercrime operation. The NCA has mocked cybercriminals, posting a message in the hijacked LockBit panel informing affiliates that law enforcement may be in touch with them very soon. On the LockBit leak site, the NCA now displays a list of nearly 200 usernames allegedly associated with LockBit affiliates. The Department of State announced rewards totaling up to $15 million for information leading to the arrest and/or conviction of individuals participating in LockBit ransomware attacks. Specifically, up to $10 million is offered for information on LockBit leaders and up to $5 million for information on affiliates.