Security News > 2020 > March > DoppelPaymer Ransomware Used to Steal Data from Supplier to SpaceX, Tesla
A company that provides custom parts to aerospace giants Lockheed Martin, SpaceX and Boeing, has been the target of an attack by an emerging type of ransomware that can both encrypt files and exfiltrate data.
Attackers also tweeted in an account using the name "DoppelPaymer" that more files were on the way, alerting researchers that attackers likely used the DoppelPaymer ransomware in the attack, according to reports.
DoppelPaymer is an emerging type of ransomware that not only locks companies out of their own computer systems by encrypting files-the hallmark of typical ransomware-but also can exfiltrate company data and use it as collateral.
"Deciding whether to pay a ransomware extortionist always involves a financial calculus where you determine whether paying is cheaper than recovering the data on your own."
The new methods that malware like DoppelPaymer and Maze employ are raising the stakes for victims of ransomware and increases the potential for financial loss if sensitive or classified data is revealed by threat actors, he said.