This month the Lockbit ransomware gang announced their first Bug Bounty program as part of their evolution into Lockbit 3.0. A first sample of the new version was published by Arda Büyükkaya. According to theirnew ransomware wallpaper that appears after encryption, this specific version has been named ‘Lockbit Black’, which interestingly followstheir new execution method which is pretty similar tothe BlackCat ransomware execution method. There are actually even more similarities between the two ransomwares.
Article Link: Lockbit 3.0 AKA Lockbit Black is here, with a new icon, new ransom note, new wallpaper, but less evasiveness?