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Scattered Lapsus Shiny Hunters (SLSH) is a data extortion gang that uses aggressive harassment tactics including swatting, threats against executives and families, and media manipulation to pressure victims into paying ransoms. Unlike traditional ransomware groups, SLSH operates as an unruly English-language collective from 'The Com' cybercrime community, with no reliable track record of honoring agreements. Security experts strongly advise against paying or negotiating, as the group's fractious nature and sextortion-style tactics mean they likely won't delete stolen data regardless of payment, and engagement only encourages escalating harassment.

Please Don’t Feed the Scattered Lapsus Shiny Hunters – Krebs on Security