Since 2019, ransomware gangs have leaked the stolen data for 2,103 companies on dark web data leaks sites. The data-extortion industry has become a significant money-maker for ransomware gangs who have told BleepingComputer that victims worry more about their data being leaked than the loss of encrypted files. While it may seem better to pay a ransom to prevent a data leak, there is no guarantee that the data won’t be released or sold to other threat actors. Other threat actors are launching new data leak marketplaces that exist solely to sell stolen data.
Source: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ransomware-gangs-have-leaked-the-stolen-data-of-2-100-companies-so-far/