Royal Mail Hung Tough in LockBit Ransom Negotiations

Negotiators for the Royal Mail apparently played hardball with LockBit over a ransom demand that the mail service said was too high, prompting the attackers to lower their ask and reset the ransom deadline. Insights into how ransoms are negotiated are few and far between, but the leaked transcript of chat logs showed the tactics..

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