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Spanish police reported targeted ransomware attacks to hospitals and clinics. The lure are emails pretending to be updated covid medical information. It is very
by ogig 7y ago
Spanish police reported targeted ransomware attacks to hospitals and clinics. The lure are emails pretending to be updated covid medical information. It is very sad somebody out there is willing to try this right now.
- toxik 7y agoIt would be very interesting to know where these funds end up, and whose initiative it is. Clearly it is organized.
- netsharc 7y agoIf I read between the lines, you want to say "state-sponsored"? Maybe it is, but criminals be criminalin'. A ransomware author probably has a warped mind and is always looking to see what bait would get him the most clicks.
- leppr 7y agoOn the other hand you have some decent criminals out there [1]. These will probably stay an exception though, in the past mafias understood times of crisis were an opportunity to gain popularity and power over the state by helping the population rather than damage it further. The fact that the internet allows so much distancing from the consequence of one's actions means cyber-criminality has to be tackled through technological defense first, legal retaliation only goes so far. [1]: https://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/news/252480334/Maze-ransomware-gang-pledges-to-stop-attacking-hospitals https://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/news/252480334/Maze-ra...
- fodmap 7y agoRelevant https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22665105 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22665105