A new and still little-known ransomware group has been pursuing a novel strategy to pressure victims into paying. Get journalists to try and name the businesses they’ve hit, to help pressure them into paying the ransom. The new Karma operation debuted recently, but only launched a leak site earlier this month, which so far lists few victims. “This is a common tactic among new ransomware groups,” says Allan Liska, an intelligence analyst at threat intelligence firm Recorded Future. “Multiple ransomware operations do press outreach in an attempt to further pressure victims,” says Emsisoft’s Brett Callow.”]