LockBit ransomware gang sends 'friendly advice' to new FBI Director Kash Patel
LockBit, the ransomware gang that has previously leaked customer data from crypto-friendly Evolve Bank and employee details from Canadian pharmacy chain London Drugs, has reportedly sent an open letter to new FBI Director Kash Patel in which it claims to possess private information that could destroy the organization. Patel was appointed to his new position earlier this month following stints as a public defender in Florida, an attorney with the US Justice Department, and various roles in Donald Trump’s first administration. As detailed on X by vx-underground, the message was shared via LockBit’s website and begins, “Dear Kash Patel! I wish you Happy Birthday! “I also congratulate you on your position as the ninth director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and wish you professional success, because it will be not easy for you .” The message, in which LockBit describes itself as a “worthy son of the American Fatherland,” the...