double extortion

English

Noun

double extortion (uncountable)

1. (computer security) A cybercrime tactic wherein attackers exfiltrate and encrypt sensitive data, then threaten to publish it unless the victim pays a ransom.
   • 2023 June 29, Ross Kelly, “Encryption-less ransomware: Warning issued over emerging attack method for threat actors”, in ITPro‎:

     Analysis of the hacker group’s operations in recent months shows that it has pivoted away from double extortion methods due to the emergence of publicly available decryptor tools, such as those released by Avast.