Security News > 2020 > January > Alarming Trend: More Ransomware Gangs Exfiltrating Data

As if ransomware wasn't already bad enough, more ransomware gangs are now exfiltrating data from victims before leaving systems crypto-locked.

In the past, many ransomware gangs claimed to have exfiltrated data from victims and threatened to leak it unless their demands were met.

Coveware last week reported that it had "Validated that Sodinokibi affiliates are exfiltrating data as part of their attacks" but not yet seen any data being dumped.

As the data breach notification boilerplate so often states: "Cyberattacks are one of the unfortunate realities of doing business today." Even well-prepared businesses can fall victim to data breaches or ransomware.

Prepare for a flood of dumped data as ransomware gangs keep testing to see if "Naming and shaming" will indeed drive more victims to pay a ransom.

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