From bleepingcomputer.com
![Maze Ransomware](https://www.bleepstatic.com/content/hl-images/2019/10/18/Maze-Ransomware-4.jpg)
A second ransomware gang has partnered with Maze Ransomware to use their data leak platform to extort victims whose unencrypted files were stolen.
Before encrypting a victim’s network, most network-targeting ransomware operations will steal a victim’s unencrypted files. These files are then used as leverage by threatening to release them publicly on data leak sites if a ransom is not paid.