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PandaBuy pays ransom to hacker only to get extorted again

www.bleepingcomputer.com PandaBuy pays ransom to hacker only to get extorted again

Chinese shopping platform Pandabuy told BleepingComputer it previously paid a a ransom demand to prevent stolen data from being leaked, only for the same threat actor to extort the company again this week.

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PandaBuy pays ransom to hacker only to get extorted again

www.bleepingcomputer.com /news/security/pandabuy-pays-ransom-to-hacker-only-to-get-extorted-again/

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Are ransom attacks on the rise in recent months? Any sites that track these sort of things?
- I’m also curious. A quick search came up with these. Not sure which one is most reliable/updated
  https://www.comparitech.com/blog/information-security/global-ransomware-attacks/
  https://www.comparitech.com/ransomware-attack-map/
  https://cissm.liquifiedapps.com/
  https://cybermap.kaspersky.com/special/ransomware
- Closest I can think of would be haveibeenpwned.
- Anecdotally, the Seattle Public Library is currently recovering from a ransomware attack and still has major systems offline. Of all targets, a public library is a pretty major low.
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