Excluding specific folders or file extensions from encryption. Setting up "kill-switch" dates. Configuring the ransom note text and contact information. The Impact of the Leak
The "LockBit Black" (also known as LockBit 3.0) builder is a proprietary tool originally used by the LockBit ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) gang. It allows users to generate customized ransomware executables, decryptors, and the specialized tools needed to launch an attack.
: Numerous groups, such as "Bl00dy" and "Buhti," have been observed using modified versions of the LockBit 3.0 code to launch their own campaigns under different names.