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AlphV claims an attack before even alerting the victim. How will that work out for them? (1)

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that work out for them? (1) - DataBreaches.Net

So AlphV (aka BlackCat) is trying something different again, it seems.

This time, it seems they are claiming a victim before they have even attempted to contact

the victim or extort them. They post no proof of claims. They state that they are taking this approach because the victim’s cyberinsurance policy does not cover extortion, and their research into the victim (Tipalti) and one of the victim’s clients (Roblox) suggests that their usual approach will not work. They intend to try to extort those firms and Twitch, all individually. Tipalti is an accounting software financial technology business that provides acco…

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