After the gang saw its website being seized and turned against them
[https://www.bitdefender.com/blog/hotforsecurity/authorities-turn-the-tables-on-lockbit-exposing-their-identity-to-the-world/]
, the US government offered a $15 million bounty for information leading to the
capture, arrest, or conviction of the gang’s members.

Website Seized, Data Exposed, Bounty Offered
On

In January, the feds warned several US states, including the state of
Pennsylvania, of a wave of targeted attacks. But for Washington County, it was
too late – hackers had already crippled its systems with malware and pilfered
sensitive data.

“Foreign cybercriminals were able to seize control of the county’s network,
basically paralyzing all of the

However, a new and concerning threat is emerging: the rise of AI tools capable
of generating highly realistic “deep fakes.”

AI tools need as little as one pictur