Ransomware gangs add DDoS attacks to their extortion arsenal

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A ransomware operation has started to utilize a new tactic to extort their victims: DDoS a victim's website until they return to the negotiation table.

A distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack is when a threat actor floods a website or a network connection with a large volume of requests to make a service inaccessible.
After negotiations stalled in a recent ransomware attack, a SunCrypt ransomware affiliate DDoSed a victim's website.
When the victim logged back into the ransomware's Tor payment site, they were greeted by a message stating that SunCrypt was responsible for the DDoS and will continue the attack if negotiations do not continue.

Ransomware gangs add DDoS attacks to their extortion arsenal

A ransomware operation has started to utilize a new tactic to extort their victims: DDoS a victim's website until they return to the negotiation table.

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