Note to ALL:

I am starting to use another hashtag called #HackAndLeak that I hope others will also use to describe incidents where there has been no indication that any #ransomware or #malware was deployed.

It's time we stopped calling most attacks "ransomware" when they are really hack and leak incidents.

If you agree, how about sharing/boosting this idea and hashtag shift?

If you don't agree, tell me why so I can argue with you. :))

@PogoWasRight I’ve not seen a ransom post in a while, perhaps it should be a variation of Blackmail.
@jb I actually think of it more as extortion, but I'm not sure I understand any legal distinctions between "extortion" and "blackmail" as it might apply to these types of incidents.
@PogoWasRight Extortion and blackmail are basically the same thing. Blackmail may be more exposure around nefarious doings of the victim, though.