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DDoS Attack: New tactics used by ransomware gangs to persuade victims to pay ransom

Posted on 2 October 2020

From en.secnews.gr

DDoS attack-ransom-ransomware gangs

Some ransomware gangs have begun using a new tactic to persuade their victims to pay a ransom: they threaten to launch a DDoS attack on a victim’s site until the victim returns to the negotiating table to pay the ransom required.

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