Read the original article: Encryption to Double Extortion: Ransomware’s Rapid Evolution
Threat actors are leveraging stolen data to enhance ransomware attacks.
Data leaks and ransomware – once considered two distinct threats – are overlapping into a hybrid tactic known as double extortion. While traditional ransomware attacks deny access to valuable systems and data, double extortion threatens to leak sensitive data if the ransom is not paid.
Data leaks and ransomware – once considered two distinct threats – are overlapping into a hybrid tactic known as double extortion. While traditional ransomware attacks deny access to valuable systems and data, double extortion threatens to leak sensitive data if the ransom is not paid.
Read the original article: Encryption to Double Extortion: Ransomware’s Rapid Evolution