Security News LockBit ransomware secretly building next-gen encryptor before takedown BleepingComputer Daniel Bender Feb 22, 2024 LockBit ransomware developers were secretly building a new version of their file encrypting malware, dubbed LockBit-NG-Dev - likely a future LockBit 4.0, when law enforcement took down the cybercriminal's infrastructure earlier this week.