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DII-2025-00424
ReportedReported by fewer than three independent publishers, with no official finding.

‘Why should we pay these criminals?’: the hidden world of ransomware negotiations

They call it “stopping the bleeding”: the vital window to prevent an entire database from being ransacked by criminals or a production line grinding to a halt. When a call comes into the cybersecurity firm S-RM...

30 December 2025 · Ransomware and extortion
30 December 2025
DII-2025-004243 sources ↓
Quick facts
Category
Ransomware and extortion
Source
DataBreaches.net
Date
30 December 2025
Drafted by
Raidu Incident Detection

What happened

Not publicly disclosed.

Classification

Category
Ransomware and extortion

Sources and evidence

This record was researched and written by the Index, based on the following original reporting.

DataBreaches.net
‘Why should we pay these criminals?’: the hidden world of ransomware negotiations
30 December 2025
theguardian.com
a Scattered Spider cyber-attack
theguardian.com
The Guardian