LockBit ransomware gang hacked, victim negotiations exposed

The LockBit ransomware gang has suffered a data breach after its dark web affiliate panels were defaced and replaced with a message linking to a MySQL database dump. All of the ransomware gang's admin panels now state. "Don't do crime CRIME IS BAD xoxo from Prague," with a link to download a "paneldb_dump.zip." LockBit dark web site defaced with link to database As first spotted by the threat actor, Rey, this archive contains a SQL file dumped from the site affiliate panel's MySQL database. From analysis by BleepingComputer, this database contains twenty tables, with some more interesting than others, including: A ' btc_addresses ' table that contains 59,975 unique bitcoin addresses. ' table that contains 59,975 unique bitcoin addresses. A ' builds ' table contains the individual builds created by affiliates for attacks. Table rows contain the public keys, but no private keys, unfortunately. The targeted companies' names are also listed for some of the builds. ' table contains t ... Read full article.