The FBI and Australian Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) warn of an ongoing Avaddon ransomware campaign targeting organizations worldwide. The group, like other ransomware gangs, uses a double extortion model to force victims into paying the ransom. The average ransom payment demanded by Avaddon affiliates is roughly $40,000 worth of Bitcoins. The gang threatens to publish the victims data and also use DDoS attacks against the victim (triple extortion) The ACSC also provided the following recommendations: Patch operating systems and applications, and keep antivirus signatures up to date.”]
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