Investigators have started using psychological measures to disrupt Russian cybercriminals by eroding trust among them, creating discord, and showing they are being watched.
The goal is to slow down cybercriminals' activities by targeting fragile hacker egos, minimizing their impact, and adding friction to their operations to induce mistrust and discord.
Operation Cronos led by the UK's National Crime Agency infiltrated the LockBit ransomware group, exposing its inner workings and disrupting their activities by taking their systems offline.
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