From Ransomware to Extortion-as-a-Service: How Data Extortion Is Scaling Amid Recent High-Profile Breaches
On January 24, 2026, the extortion group known as WorldLeaks publicly claimed it had obtained more than 1.4 terabytes (188,347 files) of corporate data from a global sportwear brand. Instead of encrypting systems or disrupting operations, the group focused solely on data exfiltration and threatened public disclosure unless a ransom was paid. What stood out […]