Ransomware group RansomHub claimed it is selling U.S. citizen's medical and financial records following a cyberattack on Change Healthcare, Wired reports. Emsisoft Threat Analyst Brett Callow said it is likely an attempt to collect additional ransom payments from the health care companies involved in the breach and "less about actually selling the data." Editor's note: A recent episode of The Privacy Advisor Podcast discussed ransomware trends.
18 April 2024
Ransomware group sells medical, financial records from data breach
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