European Police, FBI Bust International Cybercrime Gang (apnews.com) 12
German police said Monday they have disrupted a ransomware cybercrime gang tied to Russia that has been blackmailing large companies and institutions for years, raking in millions of euros. From a report: Working with law enforcement partners including Europol, the FBI and authorities in Ukraine, police in Duesseldorf said they were able to identify 11 individuals linked to a group that has operated in various guises since at least 2010. The gang allegedly behind the ransomware, known as DoppelPaymer, appears tied to Evil Corp, a Russia-based syndicate engaged in online bank theft well before ransomware became a global scourge. Among its most prominent victims were Britain's National Health Service and Duesseldorf University Hospital, whose computers were infected with DoppelPaymer in 2020. A woman who needed urgent treatment died after she had to be taken to another city for treatment.
Ransomware is the world's most disruptive cybercrime. Gangs mostly based in Russia break into networks and steal sensitive information before activating malware that scrambles data. The criminals demand payment in exchange for decryption keys and a promise not to dump the stolen data online. In a 2020 alert, the FBI said DoppelPaymer had been used since late 2019 to target critical industries worldwide including healthcare, emergency services and education, with six- and seven-figure ransoms routinely demanded.
Ransomware is the world's most disruptive cybercrime. Gangs mostly based in Russia break into networks and steal sensitive information before activating malware that scrambles data. The criminals demand payment in exchange for decryption keys and a promise not to dump the stolen data online. In a 2020 alert, the FBI said DoppelPaymer had been used since late 2019 to target critical industries worldwide including healthcare, emergency services and education, with six- and seven-figure ransoms routinely demanded.
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Just press reset and start over. That system is not salvageable, I think we're better off just starting from scratch.
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A woman who needed urgent treatment died after she had to be taken to another city for treatment.
I call BS on this. Having their computers down may have kept them from billing the patient but should not have kept the doctors and nurses from providing care. If so what have we become?
Here's the article [bbc.com]. Decide for yourself.
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Article from Wired: https://www.wired.co.uk/articl... [wired.co.uk] The attack downed 30 servers containing patient data, and according to them reduced their ability to treat patients by half, so they turned away new admissions and ambulances on their way were redirected.
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"According to the UHD press releases, the initial attack on 10 September disrupted email and telephone services, degrading other IT services over time. By the next day, the hospital had to de-register from providing emergency care, alongside of having to reschedule planned surgeries." https://ifsh.de/en/news-detail... [ifsh.de]
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> If so what have we become?
Dependent on databases.
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We have become dependent on computers. Because the alternative is returning to the 1950s when we weren't, and when people died because of exactly that.
Computers are workforce multipliers. With IT support, a single person can do the job of 2 or 3. That also applies to doctors. Without, doctors run out of resources, in this case time, to treat patients. And that's exactly what happened in this case.
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"Bust" or "Disrupt" ? (Score:3)
Journalism. Do it.
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Which is it ? "Bust" or "Disrupt" ?
Journalism. Do it.
If you "bust" an organization you have "disrupted" their operations.
Extrapolation. Do it.
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Story: Today, Quonset touched a pig.
If you "fuck" a pig you have "touched" it.