Browsing: LockBit

A university CISO just told the cybersecurity press exactly how he refused to pay a $1.25 million LockBit ransom demand and still got every system back online. In an interview published September 14, 2026, Infosecurity Magazine sat down with Zach Lewis, CIO and CISO of the University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy (UHSP) in St.…

When the University of Health Sciences & Pharmacy (UHSP) in St. Louis was hit by LockBit, one of the most aggressive ransomware groups, its internal systems were compromised, and the ransom demand exceeded seven figures. Fortunately, thanks to a layered backup strategy – including a fully isolated tertiary tier in Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage – UHSP’s IT team was able…