Hackers post nude photos of US cancer patients to dark web in sick extortion plot
“Our blog is followed by a lot of world media, the case will be widely publicized, and will cause significant damage to your business,” the group said in a message shared by security experts.It was not immediately clear how much money was demanded by the gang, which has largely targeted US health services since it was first detected in November 2021.BlackCat has “demanded ransoms as high as $1.5M.
“Affiliates keep 80-90% of the ransom fee,” the government agency said, noting how the gang’s admin was part of REvil.that BlackCat is known to “go after hospitals because this is where the money is.”It created a clear “dilemma,” Molina said, because “we all know that if we pay a ransom they will use that money to in turn conduct more attacks.It is unclear if the images are still online.
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