On Wednesday, the world’s leading ransomware threat was identified by the United States and six other nations as the digital extortion group operating under the name “Lockbit.” Cyber officials from the US, Canada, Britain, France, Germany, Australia and New Zealand said in a joint advisory that Lockbit’s ransomware, which was used to scramble victims’ information until a ransom was paid, was the most widely used by cybercriminals. “In 2022, LockBit was the most used ransomware variant in the world and will continue to be prolific in 2023,” the advisory said,…

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