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Turning the screws: The pressure tactics of ransomware gangs

August 6, 2024 0 Comments 8base, blackcat, blacksuit, cactus, cybercrime forums, featured, karakurt, malas, marketplaces, media, monti, play, pressure, qiulong, Ransomware, snatch, sophos x-ops, space bears, threat research, werewolves

Credit to Author: Matt Wixey| Date: Tue, 06 Aug 2024 10:00:49 +0000

Sophos X-Ops examines the increasingly aggressive tactics ransomware gangs use to coerce their targets

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Ransomware attackers email bemused students as leverage for a payout

June 21, 2023 0 Comments blackmail, breach, Business, leak, news, pressure, Ransomware, students, theft, university, university of manchester, uom

Categories: Business

Categories: News

Tags: students

Tags: university

Tags: university of Manchester

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Tags: ransomware

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We take a look at one group’s creative tactics to ensure a payout from a compromised university.

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