Ransomware now demands extra payment to delete stolen files

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A ransomware family has begun a new tactic of not only demanding a ransom for a decryptor but also demanding a second ransom not to publish files stolen in an attack.

For years, ransomware operators have been claiming to steal data before encrypting a company's network and then threatening to release the data if a victim does not pay.
 

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Hello. It appears that the encrypted data contained an unfinished program that you were working on. If you don't want it published, consider paying extra.
Well, I've added and corrected that unfinished program and finished it. If you want to publish it, you have to pay me.:cool:
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Would people surfing and looking information/softwares or other materials on legit sites be affected by those? I doubt it. I believe this kind of trouble only happens mostly to people looking for dodgy stuffs...

EDIT: How about using a third tactic? If the victim does not pay, to threaten to upload all his information online?
 
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