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Exposure Extortion: Ransomware’s Equally Evil Cousin
Video Summary:
Exposure extortion is ransomware’s equally evil cousin, and these two tactics are commonly used together. However, we’re seeing a trend that some criminals are not bothering with ransomware (which is a lot more work) and are just focusing on exposure extortion. In exposure extortion attacks, criminals are stealing the data, sometimes shopping it around to competitors, pressuring victims to pay by informing their customers and partners that their data will be exposed if the organization doesn’t pay, and then exposing the data on a data leak site or selling it on a Dark Web marketplace. Learn more about extortion exposure and discover strategies to help reduce your organization's risks in our new video. For more prevention strategies, read our blog: https://www.lmgsecurity.com/the-4-top-cybersecurity-threats-of-2022/
Exposure extortion is ransomware’s equally evil cousin, and these two tactics are commonly used together. However, we’re seeing a trend that some criminals are not bothering with ransomware (which is a lot more work) and are just focusing on exposure extortion. In exposure extortion attacks, criminals are stealing the data, sometimes shopping it around to competitors, pressuring victims to pay by informing their customers and partners that their data will be exposed if the organization doesn’t pay, and then exposing the data on a data leak site or selling it on a Dark Web marketplace. Learn more about extortion exposure and discover strategies to help reduce your organization's risks in our new video. For more prevention strategies, read our blog: https://www.lmgsecurity.com/the-4-top-cybersecurity-threats-of-2022/
