LockBit ransomware hunts Windows domains and subverts Microsoft Defender

[Windows Central]

Ransomware continues to evolve.

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• LockBit 2.0 ransomware-as-a-service has upped its game.
• It can now encrypt networks via group policy updates.
• It can be automatically distributed through a Windows domain, with no scripts required.

Cyberthreats such as ransomware grow more devilish by the day. Case in point: LockBit 2.0, a specific breed of ransomware-as-a-service that's escalated the stakes associated with suffering a ransomware attack.

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