LockBit countdown disappoints viewers with vague hints and a cartoon cat
A police countdown promising to reveal the identity of the kingpin behind the crypto-ransomware group LockBit left spectators disappointed after it revealed only a handful of vague clues and a cartoon picture of a cat. Police seized the LockBit website this week before beginning the online countdown that it was claimed would eventually answer the ‘$10 million question,’ who is LockBitSupp? This is the online nickname for LockBit’s leader. However, anybody hoping for some grand reveal will likely have been left massively underwhelmed when, after a slight delay, authorities posted, “We know who he is. We know where he lives. We know how much he is worth. LockBitSupp has engaged with Law Enforcement :).” Alongside the cartoon cat, police also posted a series of not-particularly-enlightening hints , namely that LockbitSupp doesn’t live in the US or the Netherlands, and that he drives a Mercedes. A screenshot of the reveal, including a smirking cat said to be an emoj...