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LockBit Malware Group Threatens with Triple Extortion

Heimadal Security

LockBit ransomware gang – a ransomware operation that has been active for almost three years now listing over 700 victims – announced that is working on enhancing its defenses against distributed denial-of-service strikes and going to escalate the activity to triple extortion.

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Discover 2022’s Nastiest Malware

Webroot

In other words, 2022 has been an eventful year in the threat landscape, with malware continuing to take center stage. The 6 Nastiest Malware of 2022. The ransomware double extortion tactic continues to wreak havoc, with ransomware attackers threating to both steal your data and also leak it if you don’t pay up.

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Ransomware rolled through business defenses in Q2 2022

Malwarebytes

Over the last three months, ransomware gangs have increased the pressure by multiplying in number and unleashing targeted attacks on vulnerable industries, with disruptions to business operations, million-dollar ransom demands, data exfiltration, and extortion. Top ransomware variants. Top countries. GB of data.