Ransomware attackers are more likely to be paid, and receive higher amounts, if they exfiltrate data from victims, according to a study by the University of Twente. The research found that 40% of organisations paid in cases of exfiltration, compared to just 25% where no exfiltration occurred. Companies were more likely to pay if they enlisted the help of an incident response company and less likely to pay if they had recoverable backups.
The Alliance That Wasn’t: A Critical Analysis of ReliaQuest’s Q3 2025 Ransomware Report
Here’s a must-read post, especially if you read and repeated claims that DragonForce, Qilin, and LockBit have formed some kind of cartel. Marco A. De
