Latest Double-Extortion news

Night Sky is the latest ransomware targeting corporate networks

It's a new year, and with it comes a new ransomware to keep an eye on called 'Night Sky' that targets corporate networks and steals data in double-extortion attacks.
- Lawrence Abrams
- January 06, 2022
- 05:09 PM
- 0
PYSA ransomware behind most double extortion attacks in November

Security analysts from NCC Group report that ransomware attacks in November 2021 increased over the past month, with double-extortion continuing to be a powerful tool in threat actors' arsenal.
- Bill Toulas
- December 21, 2021
- 05:37 PM
- 0
The Week in Ransomware - October 15th 2021 - Disrupting ransoms

This week, senior officials from over thirty countries held virtual conferences on disrupting ransomware operations and attacks.
- Lawrence Abrams
- October 15, 2021
- 04:35 PM
- 0
Australia to tackle ransomware data breaches by deleting stolen files

Australia's Minister for Home Affairs has announced the "Australian Government's Ransomware Action Plan," which is a set of new measures the country will adopt in an attempt to tackle the rising threat.
- Bill Toulas
- October 13, 2021
- 11:01 AM
- 1
REvil ransomware is back in full attack mode and leaking data

The REvil ransomware gang has fully returned and is once again attacking new victims and publishing stolen files on a data leak site.
- Lawrence Abrams
- September 11, 2021
- 01:15 PM
- 1
Ransomware gang urges victims’ customers to demand a ransom payment

A ransomware operation known as 'Clop' is applying maximum pressure on victims by emailing their customers and asking them to demand a ransom payment to protect their privacy.
- Lawrence Abrams
- March 26, 2021
- 03:42 PM
- 0
The Week in Ransomware - February 26th 2021 - Back from the Holidays

The number of attacks had slowed down after the winter holidays, but after the past two weeks, it's evident that the ransomware attacks are back at full speed.
- Lawrence Abrams
- February 26, 2021
- 06:44 PM
- 0
Babyk Ransomware won't hit charities, unless they support LGBT, BLM

The Babyk ransomware operation has launched a new data leak site used to publish victim's stolen data as part of a double extortion strategy. Included is a list of targets they wont attack with some exclusions that definitely stand out.
- Lawrence Abrams
- February 02, 2021
- 02:02 PM
- 3
Babuk Locker is the first new enterprise ransomware of 2021

It's a new year, and with it comes a new ransomware called Babuk Locker that targets corporate victims in human-operated attacks.
- Lawrence Abrams
- January 05, 2021
- 02:31 PM
- 0
250,000 stolen MySQL databases for sale on dark web auction site

Hackers have set up an auction site on the dark web to sell 250,000 databases stolen from tens of thousands of breached MySQL servers.
- Ionut Ilascu
- December 10, 2020
- 01:39 PM
- 0
Ransomware gang hacks Facebook account to run extortion ads

A ransomware group has now started to run Facebook advertisements to pressure victims to pay a ransom.
- Lawrence Abrams
- November 11, 2020
- 02:30 AM
- 0
Scam PSA: Ransomware gangs don't always delete stolen data when paid

Ransomware gangs are increasingly failing to keep their promise to delete stolen data after a victim pays a ransom.
- Lawrence Abrams
- November 04, 2020
- 05:47 PM
- 1