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Ransomware Hackers Pose as Recovery Firm and Demand Up to $60,000
Ransomware victims are facing a new kind of pressure campaign. Instead of receiving another demand from the attackers who stole their data, some companies are being contacted by a supposed recovery firm that says it can retrieve files and erase stolen copies. The operation calls itself Ransom Busters. Its emails arrive before an incident is […] The post Ransomware Hackers Pose as Recovery Firm and Demand Up to $60,000 appeared first on Cyber Security News.
Ransomware victims are facing a new kind of pressure campaign. Instead of receiving another demand from the attackers who stole their data, some companies are being contacted by a supposed recovery firm that says it can retrieve files and erase stolen copies. The operation calls itself Ransom Busters. Its emails arrive before an incident is public and ask to speak with a chief executive or IT leader, an unusual approach that raises immediate…
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