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How often do threat actors default on promises to delete data?

Sunday, April 5, 2026 at 02:02 PM UTC·Source: DataBreaches.net

Updated: Monday, April 6, 2026 at 12:18 AM UTC

Executive Summary

We have probably all read recommendations that cyberattack victims should not pay ransom demands because it encourages more crime, and because criminals can’t be trusted to delete data they promise to delete. But what evidence have we seen supporting a claim that criminals default on data deletion? Law enforcement made a point of reporting that... Source

Analysis

We have probably all read recommendations that cyberattack victims should not pay ransom demands because it encourages more crime, and because criminals can’t be trusted to delete data they promise to delete. But what evidence have we seen supporting a claim that criminals default on data deletion? Law enforcement made a point of reporting that... Source
Source Attribution

Originally published by DataBreaches.net on Apr 5, 2026.

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