Cybersecurity entity

LockBit

threat-actor

All 1 tracked stories fall under one category: ransomware. 0APT is the most frequent co-covered peer, appearing in 1 of the 1 tracked story. The tracked stories average 2 original sources each. LockBit appears in 1 tracked Cybersecurity story from February 18, 2026.

Last mentioned: Feb 18, 2026

Entity pulse

Recent coverage · LockBit

1 story
8 avg impact
0% positive
100% negative

Coverage balance Negative coverage leads. Negative coverage exceeds positive coverage by 100 percentage points.

  • 100% negative

Figures are computed live from our source-verified story record — see our methodology for how impact and sentiment are derived.

What the coverage shows about LockBit

All 1 tracked stories fall under one category: ransomware. 0APT is the most frequent co-covered peer, appearing in 1 of the 1 tracked story. The tracked stories average 2 original sources each. LockBit appears in 1 tracked Cybersecurity story from February 18, 2026.

Stories tracked
1
Sources per story
2

Computed from the 1 stories linked to this entity, with beat comparisons drawn from all 10 Cybersecurity stories published in the same date window. Shares are omitted below five stories and comparisons below a twenty-story baseline.

Coverage cohort

Appears alongside

Other entities that clear the same relevance threshold in stories also covering LockBit. Shared-story counts are live from our verified record — not editorial picks.

Stories mentioning LockBit 1

Ransomware Strongly negative

LockBit 5.0 Debuts as 0APT Claims Massive Unverified Ransomware Campaign

The ransomware landscape is undergoing a significant shift as the LockBit cartel launches its 5.0 iteration with cross-platform capabilities, while a mysterious new entity, 0APT, claims over 200 victims without providing proof of data theft. These developments highlight a dual-track evolution of high-end technical sophistication and aggressive, volume-based psychological warfare.

2 sources

Source: Cyber Press · Cyber Press

LockBit is linked from 1 story on this site, each scored at or above our 35% relevance threshold — see how these pages are built.

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