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Rogue ransomware affiliate poses as recovery firm to steal payments

BleepingComputer · · International · Data Breaches

A suspected ransomware affiliate is posing as a ransomware recovery service called "Ransom Busters," contacting the victims before the attacks become public and claiming to be able to provide decryption keys and delete stolen data for a fee. [...]

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