The most consequential disruptions ever undertaken

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The face of it, this is one of the most consequential disruptions ever undertaken against one of the giants of ransomware, and certainly by far the biggest ever led by British police," Ciaran Martin, the former head of the UK's National Cyber Security Centre told the BBC. "There are few, if any, bigger players than Lockbit in ransomware, and the NCA seem to have wholly 'owned' them, as we say in cyber security", he added. Those behind the Lockbit group are believed to be based in Russia which means, like other similar groups, they are beyond the reach of law enforcement for arrest. That means disruption is often the only realistic option to try and undermine their work, as well as improving cyber-defences.

When the FBI carried out a similar operation against a group called Blackcat last year, it resulted in a tussle over control of the site between the group and US law enforcement, a sign that these operations do not always go exactly to plan. But the hope is that this operation, with its very public exposure of Lockbit's activities, will disrupt them enough to prevent a quick return.Tinder introduces passport-scanning ID checks for UK Brazil Mobile Number List  users Published 1 day ago Share Woman looks at phone IMAGE SOURCE,GETTY IMAGES By Tom Gerken Technology reporter Tinder is introducing enhanced identity checks for UK users, involving a passport or driving licence being checked against a video selfie. Anyone who signs up to the voluntary scheme will get an icon on their profile, verifying their age and likeness are authentic. The dating app has been repeatedly targeted by fraudsters. The charity Victim Support said the move was welcome but added platforms like Tinder needed to "go further".



Ensuring ID verification is mandatory across all dating apps, rather than optional, would be more robust," charity spokesman Wayne Stevens told the BBC. "Romance fraud is a devastating crime, particularly because of the shame and stigma around it." The fraud - also known as catfishing - involves a person entering a relationship while pretending to be someone else. Their goal can be to deceive someone into a romantic relationship, often with the aim of scamming money from them. There have been calls for tougher action to combat the practice. Tinder says the system it is introducing should give users more confidence that the people they meet on the app are who they say they are. It will see users who verify a photo receiving a blue camera icon badge, and those who prove their ID is authentic getting a blue ID icon badge.