gov.krd

gov.krd was compromised in a ransomware attack attributed to lockbit5 in March 2026. The organization, operating in the Government sector in IQ, was added to the group's data leak site as part of an extortion campaign.

lockbit5 operates as a financially motivated ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) operation, exfiltrating sensitive data and threatening public disclosure to pressure victims into paying ransom demands.

The Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research oversees higher education institutions in t...