A current spate of cyberattacks towards small to midsize companies (SMBs) throughout Northern Europe was initially believed to be the handiwork of LockBit, however following additional investigation, it seems {that a} copycat group is utilizing leaked LockBit malware for campaigns of its personal.
In accordance experiences from Belgium’s Computerland publication, the “wannabes,” whereas not as refined because the LockBit operators themselves, have been in a position to encrypt the information of at the least one group. The LockBit impersonators have been in a position to exploit an unpatched FortiGate firewall, researcher Pierluigi Paganini defined.
“Regardless of not being the true LockBit locker group, these micro-criminals have been nonetheless in a position to trigger vital harm by encrypting numerous inner information,” Paganini added. “Nevertheless, the corporate was in a position to restore its community from backups and no shopper workstations have been affected throughout the intrusions.”
