Egregor is one of the most rapidly growing ransomware families. It arose in September 2020, at the same time the Maze ransomware gang announced its intention to shut down operations. The Maze gang appear to have moved on to Egregon without skipping a beat. Egregors uses double extortion, relying on a Hall of Shame or publicly accessible stolen data on leak pages to pressure victims into paying the ransom. The double extortion, or double ransom, characterizes this new breed of ransomware, undercutting the previous defense.”]