{"id":137443,"date":"2024-02-21T15:00:23","date_gmt":"2024-02-21T15:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/hacking-the-hackers-how-cyber-gang-lockbit-were-locked-out\/"},"modified":"2024-02-21T15:00:23","modified_gmt":"2024-02-21T15:00:23","slug":"hacking-the-hackers-how-cyber-gang-lockbit-were-locked-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/hacking-the-hackers-how-cyber-gang-lockbit-were-locked-out\/","title":{"rendered":"Hacking the hackers: How cyber gang Lockbit were &#8216;locked out&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/h2QiMNbiaUY\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Hacking the hackers: How cyber gang Lockbit were 'locked out'\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/h2QiMNbiaUY\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>One of the world&#8217;s most prolific cyber crime gangs has been taken down by law enforcement agencies including the FBI, Europol and the UK&#8217;s National Crime Agency.   <\/p>\n<p>Lockbit is an extortion website that held its victims\u2019 data for ransom \u2013 some of biggest UK bodies affected were the Royal Mail and the NHS. <\/p>\n<p>Five Russian nationals have been charged by US authorities and dozens of crypto accounts frozen.  <\/p>\n<p>On the Sky News Daily Niall Paterson is joined by science and technology editor Tom Clarke and crime correspondent Martin Brunt to discuss who Lockbit are, Operation Cronos and what this means for other cyber gangs.<\/p>\n<p>#hackers #lockbit #cybersecurity <\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews <\/p>\n<p>For more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8 Android https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&amp;hl=en_GB <\/p>\n<p>Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https:\/\/podfollow.com\/skynewsdaily\/ <\/p>\n<p>Sky News videos are now available in Spanish here\/Los video de Sky News est\u00e1n disponibles en espa\u00f1ol aqu\u00ed: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCzG5BnqHO8oNlrPDW9CYJog <\/p>\n<p>To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/info\/library-sales<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the world&#8217;s most prolific cyber crime gangs has been taken down by law enforcement agencies including the FBI, Europol and the UK&#8217;s National Crime Agency. 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