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Ransomware Is Getting Uglier As Cybercriminals Fake Leaks and Skip Encryption Entirely


"Ransomware activity jumped again in Q1 2026," writes Slashdot reader BrianFagioli, "with 2,638 victim posts on leak sites, up 22% year over year," according to a report from cybersecurity company ReliaQuest. But the bigger shift is how messy the ecosystem has become. Established groups like Akira ...

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