LockBit has been used since 2019 and is “one of the most active internationally” It caused “nearly 2,500 victims, including more than 200 in France, including hospitals, town halls and companies of all sizes” In 2022, the Corbeil-Essonnes hospital was, for example, targeted by a ransom demand of one million dollars. “We hacked the hackers,” said Graeme Biggar, director general of the NCA.