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Ransomware gang’s new extortion trick? Calling the front desk

Ransomware gangs are increasingly calling up victim organizations to extort and intimidate rank-and-file employees.

In reality, the call recording just shows a somewhat hilarious and failed attempt to extort and intimidate a company’s rank-and-file employees. “It’s increasingly common for threat actors to make contact via telephone, and this should be factored into organizations’ response plans. The hacker adds that they have already contacted the media and provided a recording of a previous call with one of her colleagues, which is also on the gang’s dark web site.

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