The number of ransomware groups engaging in multipoint ransomware activities, also known as double-tap or double-extortion methods, to pressure targets into acceding to their ransom demands has been surging over the past three quarters of the year, reports SiliconAngle. Cybersecurity company WithSecure Oyj revealed in its new report that 29 of the 60 multipoint extortion ransomware groups it has been tracking in the first nine months of 2023 are new players.

Source: SC Magazine