Ransomware Extortion: A Growing Concern For Firms

Executive summary: This report describes advanced extortion techniques adopted by ransomware groups (notably ALPHV and Lorenz), including creation of typosquatted domains and mirror sites, searchable leak portals, leaking negotiation chats, contacting victims' clients, and public posting of large volumes of stolen data (~500GB), highlighting active campaigns that increase pressure on victims and cause reputational and financial damage.