Sept. 7, 2022, 2:26 p.m. | Bruce Schneier

Schneier on Security www.schneier.com

This article makes LockBit sound like a legitimate organization:


The DDoS attack last weekend that put a temporary stop to leaking Entrust data was seen as an opportunity to explore the triple extortion tactic to apply more pressure on victims to pay a ransom.


LockBitSupp said that the ransomware operator is now looking to add DDoS as an extortion tactic on top of encrypting data and leaking it.


“I am looking for dudosers [DDoSers] in the team, most likely now …

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