Ransomware: LockBit 2.0 Borrows Ryuk and Egregor’s Tricks. In June, LockBit’s operators debuted LockBit 2.0. Expert s and affiliates say that it continues to be one of the best-designed lockers on the market, with a focus on speed of encryption as well as functionality. For example, LockBit 2.0 enables affiliates to use valid remote desktop protocol credentials-which remain easy to procure-to automatically access victims’ networks, and also provides them with a Trojan called StealBit designed to automatically steal data from victims’ networks.