To Extort or Not to Extort: Ransomware Group Tactics in 2025 with Tammy Harper
Leaky Weekly · Flare
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Show Notes
On this episode of Leaky Weekly, Tammy Harper, Senior Threat Intelligence Researcher at Flare joins host and security researcher Nick Ascoli. They talk about shifts in the ransomware ecosystem in 2025.
Tammy explains:
- Ransomware group adaptations based on 2024 events
- Why data-only extortion isn’t catching on
- How access to leaked data is shaping both victim decision-making and long-term exposure
More episodes from Tammy and Nick’s conversation on ransomware will be coming in the following weeks.
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