![New data extortion email campaign copying ransomware gang techniques](https://blog.avast.com/hubfs/email-extortion-campaign.jpg)
The Avast Threat Labs have identified a new data extortion scam targeting companies. The scam is designed to look like it’s coming from a ransomware or data extortion cyber gang and is sent via email to employees of different companies, addressing them by their full name.
Source:: Avast