BlackCat gang clones victim's website for data leak

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BlackCat ransomware gang clones victim's website for data leak
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BlackCat ransomware gang clones victim's website for data leak

The BlackCat ransomware gang has created a clone of a victim's website and uploaded stolen data to it as a new strategy to coerce and embarrass victims into paying up.

The ransomware group, also known as ALPHV and Noberus, posted on its data leak site last month that it had infiltrated a financial services company and was able to steal data from its systems. B...

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