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Ransomware gang’s new extortion trick? Calling the front desk

ID: 8d65b41b-1328-5e30-a0af-0e40a1b85b62

STIX ID: report--8d65b41b-1328-5e30-a0af-0e40a1b85b62

Feed Name: TechCrunch Security News

Threat Score
50/100

Date Published: 2024-04-09

Date Updated: 2026-04-23

Author: Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai

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The article describes a ransomware gang (claiming to be DragonForce) posting a recorded phone call in which an attacker attempts—unsuccessfully—to extort a company by threatening to publish stolen data and contact clients and media. The recording highlights social-engineering tactics and the gang's pressure techniques, but the report provides no technical details, indicators, or confirmation of an actual data breach.

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