Jan. 27, 2022, 7:39 p.m. | AJ Vicens

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A ransomware group claimed Thursday that it stole thousands of files from the French Ministry of Justice, threatening to post “all available data” if the ransom isn’t paid by Feb. 10. The announcement appeared on the leak site of LockBit 2.0, a known ransomware-as-a-service operation that’s been active since at least September 2019, according to cybersecurity firm Emsisoft. Neither the French Ministry of Justice or the country’s main cybersecurity agency responded to a CyberScoop request for comment about the situation. …

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