The Australian government has announced the “Australian Government’s Ransomware Action Plan” It is a set of new measures the country will adopt in an attempt to tackle the rising threat of LockBit attacks. The plan includes the formation of a multi-agency taskforce named ‘Operation Orcus’ The new task force will undertake the role of identifying, investigating, and targeting cyber criminals. New powers will allow law enforcement to delete data stolen during ransomware attacks and stored on servers operated by the attackers for use in double-extortion schemes.”]