LockBit ransomware gang claims it ransacked Italy’s tax agency
, the Italy Revenue Agency – essentially the country's equivalent to America's IRS and the UK's HMRC – said it had asked Sogei SPA, a state-owned company that manages the tax agency's IT infrastructure, for"feedback and clarifications" in the wake of reports of an intrusion.Bloomberg in a statement that an initial investigation by the company found no signs of a cyberattack or a data breach.
If information was stolen, the tax agency would only be the latest in an expanding list of victims of LockBit.cybersecurity vendor Digital Shadows, LockBit was one of the most active ransomware group in the second quarter, accounting for 32.77 percent of all incidents where victim organizations were posted to ransomware leak sites.
LockBit, which has been active since 2019, also made headlines in June with the release of LockBit 3.0, the latest version of its ransomware. A key change was the introduction of a bug bounty program, with the threat group offering rewards ranging from $1,000 to $1 million to individuals who find exploits, personal data on potential victims, information on high-value targets, or ideas for improving the operation.
LockBit also created new dark web sites for LockBit 3.0 and said that it is now accepting Zcash cryptocurrency for payment, allowing anyone to buy the stolen data, and offering victims the chance to pay the group to destroy the data. They also can pay to extend the deadline for paying the ransom by another day.
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