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DataBreaches.net · · International · Data Breaches

Lab-1 Dark-web Research Team Contributors:Alex Necula, Anastasia Sentasnova, Ellis Stannard, Jeffrey Bell, Manuel Boll, Valéry Rieß-Marchive Mannie W writes: Ransomware and data-extortion groups are moving beyond bulk dumps to analyze, index and price stolen data before it is published or sold — removing the “weaponization tax” and turning breaches into searchable, tranched and targetable assets.... Source

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