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'' | ''Cyberthreat - ransomware''. | ||
Double extortion is a form of ransomware attack in which the attacker not only corrupts the victim's data, but also threatens to leak its sensitive information online. | |||
:<span style="color:#4B0082">'''''Why double extortion is surging'''''</span> | |||
:"... the dramatic surge in this practice stems from an 'unholy alliance' between ransomware makers and initial access brokers – the latter of whom are operating on the dark web and presenting themselves as malicious twins of legitimate software providers." | |||
:''The Treasurer online, 9 December 2021.'' | |||
== See also == | ==See also== | ||
* [[ | *[[Cyber security]] | ||
* [[ | *[[Cyberthreat]] | ||
* [[ | *[[Initial access broker]] | ||
* [[ | *[[Malware]] | ||
* [[ | *[[Phishing]] | ||
* [[ | *[[Ransomware]] | ||
* [[ | *[[Spoofing]] | ||
*[[Whaling]] | |||
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[[Category:Identify_and_assess_risks]] | |||
[[Category:Manage_risks]] | |||
[[Category:Risk_frameworks]] | |||
[[Category:Risk_reporting]] | |||
[[Category:Technology]] | |||
Revision as of 18:34, 11 December 2021
Cyberthreat - ransomware.
Double extortion is a form of ransomware attack in which the attacker not only corrupts the victim's data, but also threatens to leak its sensitive information online.
- Why double extortion is surging
- "... the dramatic surge in this practice stems from an 'unholy alliance' between ransomware makers and initial access brokers – the latter of whom are operating on the dark web and presenting themselves as malicious twins of legitimate software providers."
- The Treasurer online, 9 December 2021.
