--- title: LOCKBIT Black’s Legacy: Unraveling the DragonForce... description: DragonForce ransomware, which emerged in November 2023, utilizes double extortion tactics to target victims. It is believed that the threat actors behind... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/lockbit-black-s-legacy-unraveling-the-dragonforce-ransomware-connection-pj8eocxq6 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: LOCKBIT Black’s Legacy: Unraveling the DragonForce Ransomware Connection | daily.dev og:description: DragonForce ransomware, which emerged in November 2023, utilizes double extortion tactics to target victims. It is believed that the threat actors behind... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/lockbit-black-s-legacy-unraveling-the-dragonforce-ransomware-connection-pj8eocxq6 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/pJ8eOcxq6.png og:image:alt: LOCKBIT Black’s Legacy: Unraveling the DragonForce Ransomware Connection og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # LOCKBIT Black’s Legacy: Unraveling the DragonForce Ransomware Connection **[Cyble](https://daily.dev/sources/cyble)** · 29 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary DragonForce ransomware, which emerged in November 2023, utilizes double extortion tactics to target victims. It is believed that the threat actors behind DragonForce used a leaked builder of LOCKBIT Black ransomware to generate their binary. The ransomware group has publicly disclosed information about more than 25 victims worldwide. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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