--- title: Ransomware crook poses as recovery firm to steal... description: A ransomware operator has been found posing as a data recovery firm to intercept and steal extortion payments meant for other ransomware gangs, effectively... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/ransomware-crook-poses-as-recovery-firm-to-steal-payments-from-fellow-extortionists-mnngvmaqw twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Ransomware crook poses as recovery firm to steal payments from fellow extortionists | daily.dev og:description: A ransomware operator has been found posing as a data recovery firm to intercept and steal extortion payments meant for other ransomware gangs, effectively... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/ransomware-crook-poses-as-recovery-firm-to-steal-payments-from-fellow-extortionists-mnngvmaqw og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/MNNgvMAQw.png og:image:alt: Ransomware crook poses as recovery firm to steal payments from fellow extortionists og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Ransomware crook poses as recovery firm to steal payments from fellow extortionists **[The Register](https://daily.dev/sources/theregister)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A ransomware operator has been found posing as a data recovery firm to intercept and steal extortion payments meant for other ransomware gangs, effectively scamming fellow cybercriminals. The linked page is largely a navigation hub of unrelated Register headlines covering AI hardware, infosec news, and open source stories, with minimal detail on the ransomware scam itself. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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