A new quadruple extortion tactic is being used in ransomware campaigns, which builds on double extortion by using distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks to disrupt business operations and harassing third parties (like customers, partners, and media) to increase the pressure on the victim.
A new quadruple extortion tactic is being used in ransomware campaigns, which builds on double extortion by using distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks to disrupt business operations and harassing third parties (like customers, partners, and media) to increase the pressure on the victim. — This cybersecurity statistic was published by Akamai Technologies in July 2025. It covers topics including Ransomware, Extortion, Quadruple extortion. The original data appears in Ransomware Report 2025. For the full methodology and detailed findings, refer to the original report.
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A new quadruple extortion tactic is being used in ransomware campaigns, which builds on double extortion by using distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks to disrupt business operations and harassing third parties (like customers, partners, and media) to increase the pressure on the victim. This data was published by Akamai Technologies and covers Ransomware, Extortion, Quadruple extortion.
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This statistic comes from Ransomware Report 2025, published by Akamai Technologies on July 29, 2025. You can view the original report at https://www.akamai.com/lp/soti/ransomware-trends-2025.
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This statistic relates to Ransomware, Extortion, Quadruple extortion. Browse more statistics on Ransomware or from Akamai Technologies.