Ransomware gang hacks Facebook account to run extortion ads

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A ransomware group has now started to run Facebook advertisements to pressure victims to pay a ransom.

When modern ransomware was first introduced in 2012, we saw a new extortion attack where threat actors extort victims by encrypting their files and then demand a ransom to get a decryptor.

In November 2019, a new double-extortion strategy was adopted by ransomware gangs that involve hackers also stealing unencrypted files before encrypting devices. The attackers then threaten to release these stolen files on ransomware data leak sites if a ransom is not paid.

Since then, ransomware gangs have become media savvy, where they have post press releases or contact journalists to share their latest exploits to exert pressure on victims.
 

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