List of all the ransomware gangs who will steal and leak your data

LASER_oneXM

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Here's a list of all the ransomware gangs who will steal and leak your data if you don't pay

Ransomware gangs are getting more aggressive these days about pursuing payments and have begun stealing and threatening to leak sensitive documents if victims don't pay the requested ransom demand.

Starting with late 2019 and early 2020, the operators of several ransomware strains have begun adopting a new tactic.
In an attempt to put additional pressure on hacked companies to pay ransom demands, several ransomware groups have also begun stealing data from their networks before encrypting it.

If the victim -- usually a large company -- refuses to pay, the ransomware gangs threaten to leak the information online, on so-called "leak sites" and then tip journalists about the company's security incident. Companies who may try to keep the incident under wraps, or who may not want intellectual property leaked online, where competitors could get, will usually cave in and pay the ransom demand.

While initially the tactic was pioneered by the Maze ransomware gang in December 2019, it is now becoming a widespread practice among other groups as well.
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Antus67

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Now if we could track down these scum bags IP justice could be served.
 

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