{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Xiarch Solutions Private Limited","provider_url":"https:\/\/xiarch.com\/blog","author_name":"Xiarch Security","author_url":"https:\/\/xiarch.com\/blog\/author\/vector\/","title":"Australian Government alerts of expanding LockBit Ransomware Attacks - Xiarch Solutions Private Limited","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"Ke5FOwTUWk\"><a href=\"https:\/\/xiarch.com\/blog\/australian-government-alerts-of-expanding-lockbit-ransomware-attacks\/\">Australian Government alerts of expanding LockBit Ransomware Attacks<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/xiarch.com\/blog\/australian-government-alerts-of-expanding-lockbit-ransomware-attacks\/embed\/#?secret=Ke5FOwTUWk\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Australian Government alerts of expanding LockBit Ransomware Attacks&#8221; &#8212; Xiarch Solutions Private Limited\" data-secret=\"Ke5FOwTUWk\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(c,d){\"use strict\";var e=!1,o=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage);else if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(!t);else if(!(t.secret||t.message||t.value));else if(\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret));else{for(var r,s,a,i=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),l=0;l<n.length;l++)n[l].style.display=\"none\";for(l=0;l<i.length;l++)if(r=i[l],e.source!==r.contentWindow);else{if(r.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message){if(1e3<(s=parseInt(t.value,10)))s=1e3;else if(~~s<200)s=200;r.height=s}if(\"link\"===t.message)if(s=d.createElement(\"a\"),a=d.createElement(\"a\"),s.href=r.getAttribute(\"src\"),a.href=t.value,!o.test(a.protocol));else if(a.host===s.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener(\"message\",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",t,!1),c.addEventListener(\"load\",t,!1);function t(){if(o);else{o=!0;for(var e,t,r,s=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf(\"MSIE 10\"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(\/Trident.*rv:11\\.\/),i=d.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),n=0;n<i.length;n++){if(!(r=(t=i[n]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\")))r=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),t.src+=\"#?secret=\"+r,t.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",r);if(s||a)(e=t.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute(\"security\"),t.parentNode.replaceChild(e,t);t.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:r},\"*\")}}}}(window,document);\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/xiarch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Australian-Government-alerts-of-expanding-LockBit-Ransomware-Attacks-feature-image.jpg","thumbnail_width":1000,"thumbnail_height":525,"description":"The ACSC (Australian Cyber Security Center) alerts of an increase of LockBit 2.0 ransomware attacks against Australian associations initiating from July 2021. \u201cACSC has founded an increase in reporting of LockBit 2.0 ransomware cases in Australia,\u201d Australia\u2019s cybersecurity agency said in a security alert issued on Thursday. As per the agency, LockBit victims also reported [&hellip;]"}