Stages of LockBit Grief: Anger, Denial, Faking Resurrection?

Is LockBit a Kremlin Sock Puppet?
Is Moscow using the Russian-speaking LockBit ransomware group as a tool to disrupt critical infrastructure and democracy in the West? While no publicly available evidence reveals direct ties, what are the chances that the prolific, trash-talking group has escaped authorities' attention - or demands?

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