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Operation Cronos: law enforcement disrupted the LockBit operation

Security Affairs

Since January 2020, affiliates utilizing LockBit have targeted organizations of diverse sizes spanning critical infrastructure sectors such as financial services, food and agriculture, education, energy, government and emergency services, healthcare, manufacturing, and transportation. on January 5, 2020.

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US GOV OFFERS A REWARD OF UP TO $15M FOR INFO ON LOCKBIT GANG MEMBERS AND AFFILIATES

Security Affairs

According to the press release published by the Department of State , the Lockbit ransomware operators carried out over 2,000 attacks against victims worldwide since January 2020. LockBit ransomware attacks have resulted in ransom payments exceeding $144 million for recovery. reads the press release published by DoJ.

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More details about Operation Cronos that disrupted Lockbit operation

Security Affairs

Today, additional criminal charges against Kondratyev were unsealed in the Northern District of California related to his deployment in 2020 of ransomware against a victim located in California.” on January 5, 2020. In 2022, LockBit was one of the most active ransomware groups, and its prevalence continued into 2023.

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FBI obtained 7,000 LockBit decryption keys, victims should contact the feds to get support

Security Affairs

Since January 2020, affiliates utilizing LockBit have targeted organizations of diverse sizes spanning critical infrastructure sectors such as financial services, food and agriculture, education, energy, government and emergency services, healthcare, manufacturing, and transportation. on January 5, 2020.

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Seven top central processing unit (CPU) use cases

IBM Big Data Hub

As an example of what such a monumental number means from a different perspective, chip manufacturer Ar m claimed to have shipped 7.3 billion chips within a single quarter of 2020, or roughly 900 CPUs for each second of that entire quarter. There are approximately 7.8 million seconds in 3 months.) That leads to a stunning comparison.

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Critical Success Factors to Widespread Deployment of IoT

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Electric grid utilities are deploying smart meters to better correspond to consumers energy demands while lowering costs. Driven by the need to secure themselves against increasing threats, organizations (both manufacturers and IoT consumers) realize that they need better built-in security. Tue, 02/16/2021 - 16:33.

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MRO spare parts optimization

IBM Big Data Hub

Many managers in asset-intensive industries like energy, utilities or process manufacturing, perform a delicate high-wire act when managing inventory. trillion, up from USD 864 billion in 2019 to 2020. What’s at stake?