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What is double extortion in ransomware attacks like those involving Ryuk or QakBot?

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What is double extortion in ransomware attacks like those involving Ryuk or QakBot?

Demanding ransom in two cryptocurrencies

Demanding payment twice for the same file

Encrypting data and threatening to leak exfiltrated data if not paid

Using two different exploits for encryption

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