Ransom Payment Increases Risk of Subsequent Extortion Demands

A study by Proofpoint reveals that over 30% of companies paying ransomware demands face subsequent extortion attempts, as hackers retain stolen data and leverage it for further attacks.

The long-held understanding among security researchers and network defenders is that it's impossible to negotiate in good faith with an extortion racket because there's no incentive for the other side to actually walk away.

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