FBI warns of increased activity by operators of DoppelPaymer, a ransomware variant linked to high-profile attacks. Operators of the ransomware variant have been calling victims to extort payments through intimidation or threatening to release exfiltrated data. The FBI has encouraged victims of ransomware attacks not to pay ransoms, which can be as high as $1.2 million in bitcoin. The average ransom payment was about $234,000, an increase from the previous quarter of this year.”]
Source: https://www.govinfosecurity.com/fbi-warns-doppelpaymer-ransomware-attack-surge-a-15630