‘FBI pwned me’: Lockbit cybercrime gang faces global takedown with indictments and arrests — 200 crypto wallets frozen, 11000 domains seized, 14000 rouge accounts closed::An international law enforcement operation led by Britain’s National Crime Agency and the FBI has arrested and indicted members of the Lockbit ransomware gang, in an unprecedented police operation that has struck one of the world’s most notorious cybercrime gangs.

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14,000 rouge accounts closed? That’s a lot of blush.

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Sounds like the foundation of the kind of thrilling story you can’t just makeup.

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It’s a coverup…

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If that gets found out it’ll surely make the police chief blush.

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I bet the crooks are red-faced about this one.

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Can’t make it up!

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Crypto wallets… frozen? Lol

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Article says “cryptocurrency accounts” not wallets which makes more sense

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lol not your keys!

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Yeah, wtf are “rouge” accounts anyway??

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Lol

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