A new tactic attackς ransomware έχουν αρχίσει να χρησιμοποιούν οι hackers για να εκβιάζουν τα θύματά τους: Κάνουν επιθέσεις DDoS στη ιστοσελίδα του θύματος, έως ότου αυτοί να πληρώσουν τα λίτρα για να αποκρυπτογραφήσουν τα archives their.
A DDoS attack is when a malicious user sends a large packet of data to a website or when it sends a large volume of requests. Its purpose is to make a service inaccessible due to workload.
It all started with a ransomware site from SunCrypt. After the negotiations were delayed, the website was attacked by DDoS.
When the victim returned to negotiations with the blackmailers, he received a message stating that SunCrypt was responsible for DDoS and would continue the attack if negotiations did not continue.
"Your website is currently down operation because of us. Send us a message as soon as possible or further action will be taken,” warned the operator of the SunCrypt ransomware.
When the victim asked why their website was taken down modes, the ransomware operators have stated that they are doing this in order to force negotiations.
So after the victim resumed ransom negotiations, the ransomware maker agreed to stop the DDoS attacks.
Η MalwareHunterTeam said that this tactic eventually led the victim to pay the ransom.
This tactic was particularly effective. Combining her theft data, the lack of access to encrypted files and now a DDoS attack, a victim with a small business turnover could shut down their business completely.
This is another example of ransomware groups upgrading their tactics to increase pressure on their victims to feel that there is no choice but to pay a ransom.
