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“No honor among thieves”: M&S hacking group starts turf war


A clash between criminal ransomware groups could result in victims being extorted twice.

Genevieve Stark, head of cybercrime analysis at Google Threat Intelligence Group, said DragonForce could be attempting to attract RansomHub’s affiliates. Rafe Pilling, director of threat intelligence at Sophos, said in a worst-case scenario, the conflict between DragonForce and RansomHub could see them both target the same victim in a battle for business. Jake Moore, global cybersecurity adviser at ESET, warned that the volatility of the situation could make companies’ defence and response tactics more vulnerable.

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