The leader of a Russia-based cybergang that is claiming responsibility for the cyber attack on Jacksonville Beach’s information systems threatened to commit more cybercrimes.
that is claiming responsibility for the cyber attack on Jacksonville Beach’s information systems threatened to commit more cybercrimes.The leader of the cybergang LockBit, recorded that threat on the Record Future News “Click Here” podcast. He is known as Lock Supp, which stands for LockBit Support.
“The takedown isn’t an indication of a systematic problem with ransomware, it won’t have that kind of effect. If the FBI can’t scare me, my partners will respect me,” Lock Supp said. He’s suspected to be in his 40s and responsible for extorting more than $120 million from governments, businesses and hospitals.
Scarlett Cybersecurity specializes in incident prevention, detection and response. He said the good news for Jacksonville Beach residents is that ransomware attackers don’t necessarily see stolen personal information as their prize, instead their main focus is obtaining the ransom.
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