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History

Accenture Thales La Poste Mobile Corbeil Essonnes Pendragon PLC

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Description

C++.NET Unpatched Vulnerabilities Zero-day exploits

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Overview

Cybercriminal Ransomware as a service Ransomware Encrypt Ransom

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Formation: 2019
Type: Cybercrime

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Overview

Description

C++
.NET
Unpatched Patch (computing)
Vulnerabilities Vulnerability (computing)
Zero-day exploits Zero-day exploit
Network Computer network
Malware
Linux
VMware ESXi
Insiders Insider threat
Hackers Hacker
Trend Micro
Remote Desktop Protocol
Phishing
Brute-forcing Brute-force attack
VPN Virtual private network
Fortinet
Microsoft Windows
Command-line arguments Command-line argument
Scheduled tasks Windows Task Scheduler
PowerShell scripts PowerShell
Mimikatz
Credentials Security clearance
Domain controllers Domain controller (Windows)
Lateral movement Lateral movement (cybersecurity)
SMB Server Message Block
File-sharing
Group Policy
Cobalt Strike
AES Advanced Encryption Standard

History

Accenture
Thales Thales Group
La Poste Mobile La Poste (France)
Corbeil Essonnes Corbeil-Essonnes
Pendragon PLC
Office d'Équipement Hydraulique de Corse Office d'Équipement Hydraulique de Corse?action=edit&redlink=1
California Finance Administration California Finance Administration?action=edit&redlink=1
Port of Lisbon
Toronto
Hospital for Sick Children Hospital for Sick Children (Toronto)
Beta testing
Bug bounty Bug bounty program
Continental Continental AG
Volkswagen
United States Department of Justice
Nuxe Nuxe?action=edit&redlink=1
Royal Mail
Indigo Books and Music
BRL Group BRL Group?action=edit&redlink=1
Fr Groupe BRL
China Daily
Voyageurs du Monde Voyageurs du Monde?action=edit&redlink=1
Fr Voyageurs du Monde
TSMC
Port of Nagoya
Boeing
Industrial and Commercial Bank of China
Chicago Trading Company
Alphadyne Asset Management
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency

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Nodes98

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Triples101

Avg. degree1.98

Density0.020408

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LockBit

Top relations

related to Seizure by law enforcement in 2024 · 20

LockBit → According, After, An, Bitcoin, BTC, Director General, Europol, Graeme Biggar, Law, National Crime Agency, No More Ransom, On February, One, Operation Cronos, PHP, Poland, Two Russians, Ukraine, United States, USD

related to LockBit 3.0 · 15

LockBit → Among, Beyond, Continental, German, Group's, In, In August, In November, Indeed, IT, June, Notably, They, US, Volkswagen

related to Techniques and tactics · 15

LockBit → Advanced Port Scanner, CVE-2018-13379, Fortinet VPNs, GMER, Initial, It, Microsoft Windows, Mimikatz, Once, PowerShell, PowerShell Empire, Process Hacker, RDP, Remote Desktop Protocol, VPN

related to Post-seizure activity · 12

LockBit → As, Dmitry Khoroshev, Donald Trump, FBI, February, Fulton County, Georgia, March, May, On, The, There

related to Description · 10

LockBit → Demands, Linux, Linux-ESXI Locker, LockBit-NG-Dev, NET, StealBit, This, To, VMware ESXi, While

related to LockBit-NG-Dev (LockBit 4?) · 6

LockBit → February, In December, LockBit-NG-Dev, The, Trend Micro, When

related to LockBit 2.0 · 3

LockBit → Accenture, In January, Thales

Formation · 1

LockBit → 2019

Type · 1

LockBit → Cybercrime

is a · 1

LockBit → cybercriminal group proposing ransomware as a service

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group ransomware data ransom 2024 attack claimed 2023 2022 attacks hacker million may also law enforcement attacked victims using access

Entity relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

Subject	Predicate	Object	Confidence	Src
LockBit	Formation	2019	1.00	infobox
LockBit	Type	Cybercrime	1.00	infobox
LockBit	is a	cybercriminal group proposing ransomware as a service	0.90	text
CVE-2018-13379 in Fortinet VPNs.Once installed	instance of	and exploiting vulnerabilities	0.80	text
LockBit ransomware is often executed in Microsoft Windows via command-line arguments	instance of	and exploiting vulnerabilities	0.80	text
scheduled tasks	instance of	and exploiting vulnerabilities	0.80	text
or PowerShell scripts such as PowerShell Empire	instance of	and exploiting vulnerabilities	0.80	text
Mimikatz	instance of	LockBit uses tools	0.80	text
GMER	instance of	LockBit uses tools	0.80	text
Process Hacker	instance of	LockBit uses tools	0.80	text
and registry edits to gather credentials	instance of	LockBit uses tools	0.80	text
disable security products	instance of	LockBit uses tools	0.80	text

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