LockBit Gang Claims Attack on Mandiant in Likely Gambit to Shed Sanctioned Evil Corp Connection

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The LockBit ransomware group claimed it has successfully attacked cybersecurity giant Mandiant and will release company files.

The gang posted a notice to its dark web portal claiming it would release Mandiant files late Monday. There is no ransom demand posted on the page. Mandiant said it was aware of the claims, but “at this point, we do not have any evidence to support their claims. We will continue to monitor the situation as it develops.” Mandiant published an analysis suggesting that Evil Corp., a long-running cybercrime group that the U.S. government sanctioned in 2019, had turned to using LockBit 2.0 ransomware to evade sanctions. (AJ Vicens / Cyberscoop)

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