Cyber attack on Cannes hospital: health sheets and pay slips published online • FRANCE 24 English
ID cards medical test results pay slips personal data the information leaked from the K Hospital thousands of entries belong to patients and Personnel it’s a real concern to know that anyone can access patients data it’s scandalous to Target a hospital cyber criminal group lock bit is behind this attack their hackers based in Russia created ransomware which is used by the criminal groups Affiliates across the world to steal block and leak data 20% of the ransom money collected is transferred back to lock bit the goal when attacking France and its hospitals is to get media attention that media coverage brings new talent to the group it brings this digital Network into the Limelight in February an international Crackdown on lock bit led to several arrests authorities seized 24 servers they thought the operation would bring a serious blow to the network they were proven wrong the international Crackdown of French Security Forces against lock bit members was a serious blow for the company for let’s be honest a few hours within a few hours we saw the structure was up and running again they then launched several new attacks with their Affiliates making a lot of money and harming a lot of people since it was created lockbits ransomware was used in 2500 attacks it has collected $120 million from ransoms
Following a cyberattack over two weeks ago, the Simone Veil Hospital in Cannes on Thursday said medical and personal data, including ID cards, health sheets and pay slips etc. stolen from the hospital have been published online. The hospital said it has filed a complaint and cooperating with the ongoing investigation. The cybercriminal group Lockbit with hackers based in Russia was found to be behind the attack.
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