# Naming and shaming: How ransomware groups tighten the screws on victims

DevFeed: [Naming and shaming: How ransomware groups tighten the screws on victims](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/naming-and-shaming-how-ransomware-groups-tighten-the-screws-on-victims-8398.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.welivesecurity.com/en/ransomware/naming-shaming-ransomware-groups-tighten-screws-victims/>)

Author: Guilherme Arruda Tomáš Foltýn

Published: 2026-02-12T10:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [WeLiveSecurity](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/welivesecurity.md>)

Topics: [ransomware](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ransomware.md>), [Cybercrime](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cybercrime.md>), [data](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/data.md>), [Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security.md>), [incident](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/incident.md>), [Encryption](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/encryption.md>)

Tags: [cybercrime](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cybercrime.md>), [data](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/data.md>), [encryption](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/encryption.md>), [incident](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/incident.md>), [ransomware](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ransomware.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>)

## AI overview

The article explains how ransomware groups use dedicated data leak sites as part of double-extortion campaigns. Attackers exfiltrate corporate data, encrypt systems, and publish samples or threaten full disclosure to pressure victims into paying.

## Source excerpt

When corporate data is exposed on a dedicated leak site, the consequences linger long after the attack fades from the news cycle