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FBI Warns of DoppelPaymer Ransomware Attack Surge

December 18, 2020

The FBI is warning of increased activity – including disruption of a police dispatch system – by the operators of DoppelPaymer, a ransomware variant linked to high-profile attacks over the last several months.

The operators of DoppelPaymer, or their affiliates, have been calling victims as a way of pressuring them to pay ransoms, which can range as high as seven figures, the FBI reports in a notice made public this week.

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