Security News > 2022 > July > Ransomware gang now lets you search their stolen data
Two ransomware gangs and a data extortion group have adopted a new strategy to force victim companies to pay threat actors to not leak stolen data.
At least two ransomware operations and a data extortion gang have adopted the strategy recently and more threat actors are likely to do the same.
The gang already tried this strategy in mid-June, when they created a searchable site with data allegedly stolen in an attack at a hotel and spa in Oregon.
Even in this basic form, the gang's implementation of the search function still makes it easier to locate on their leak site data from specific companies.
Another leak site that has implemented a search function is the one published by the Karakurt data extortion gang.
Data extortionists are just starting to explore the search feature.