Jon DiMaggio Spent Years Undercover Inside LockBit's Ransomware Gang

Episode 49 · April 17, 2026

David Mauro interviews Jon DiMaggio, a well-respected cybercrime investigator, delving into Understanding Ransomware Gangs: Key Information. Including the operations of LockBit, once the Top ransomware gang and now a Cyber Crime Gang Exposed. We discuss the Ransomware Take Down of #Lockbit, and how...

David Mauro interviews Jon DiMaggio, a well-respected cybercrime investigator, delving into Understanding Ransomware Gangs: Key Information. Including the operations of LockBit, once the Top ransomware gang and now a Cyber Crime Gang Exposed. We discuss the Ransomware Take Down of #Lockbit, and how Jon’s research led to cyber criminals exposed on #cybercrimejunkies.

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Chapters

  • 0:00 The Rise of LockBit: A Cyber Plague
  • 5:00 Cyber Crime Investigation—Inside LockBit
  • 7:17 The Business Model of Ransomware
  • 12:56 Ransomware Take Down
  • 14:39 Who Runs Cyber Crime Gangs
  • 19:24 Exposing Cyber Criminals
  • 26:58 Understanding Cyber Threats and Extortion
  • 32:29 What You Need To Know About Ransomware
  • 37:07 how To Stop Ransomware Attacks
  • 39:17 Future of Lockbit
  • 41:57 The Aftermath of Ransomware Groups
  • 44:37 Insights from Cyber Warfare and Espionage