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Turning the screws: The pressure tactics of ransomware gangs

August 6, 2024 admin 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 admin 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

Tags: UoM

Tags: ransomware

Tags: blackmail

Tags: theft

Tags: pressure

Tags: leak

Tags: breach

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

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Sextortion Bitcoin scam makes unwelcome return

February 11, 2019 admin cybercrime, email, fake, pressure, SCAM, sextortion, Social engineering, spam, threat

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2019 18:38:53 +0000

A well-worn sextortion scam is back in user’s inboxes. We explain what to look for and why recipients shouldn’t panic.

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Tags: email fake pressure scam sextortion spam threat

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