Fulton County officials unsure if personal information leaked in cyberattack [Video]

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) – Fulton County officials are investigating whether any personal information was leaked during a cyberattack on local government systems in late January.

During a news conference held Tuesday, County Board of Commissioners Chairman Robb Pitts said a dark web site believed to be operated by multinational ransomware gang LockBit 3.0 was disrupted by the FBI and its international allies.

“Today U.S. and U.K. law enforcement are taking away the keys to their criminal operation,” U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland said in a Tuesday morning press briefing.

The Department of Justice teamed up with the U.K.’s National Crime Agency and multiple other international law enforcement groups to bring down LockBit.

According to the DOJ, LockBit are suspected of being the criminals behind cyberattacks of roughly 2,000 victim agencies, extracting at least $120 million in ransom payments.

Last Tuesday, LockBit 3.0 claimed responsibility for encrypting many of the systems within the Fulton County …