I think they have to do backups should have better security in their system because if there were no bitcoin than also those hacker would have find new processor for ransom.
Topic: Hackers demand $3m bitcoin ransom from hospital to unlock vital files - page 2. (Read 5041 times)
February 18, 2016, 09:34:00 AM
I have heard that they pay 17k$ worth of bitcoin to hacker to get their file back. But title says $3m
I think they have to do backups should have better security in their system because if there were no bitcoin than also those hacker would have find new processor for ransom.
I think they have to do backups should have better security in their system because if there were no bitcoin than also those hacker would have find new processor for ransom.
February 18, 2016, 09:30:18 AM
Whatever happened to "We don't negotiate with terrorists"
If they keep feeding these bastards they'll keep coming back for more and more copy cats will be born.
If they keep feeding these bastards they'll keep coming back for more and more copy cats will be born.
Well, they paid 17k $, can't say it's really a lot of money xD
February 18, 2016, 09:15:18 AM
They released the computers for $17k....40 bitcoins: http://www.bitcoinvalues.net/hollywood-hospital-pays-hackers-40-bitcoin-worth-17000-release-computers.html
Even though $17k might be lower amount than losing the data, it just encourage the hackers to continue with what they doing. Very selfish from the hospital, unless these lost data are very important - but what would happened if these HDD/s just naturally broken?
Not selfish at all from the hospital...imagine if someone needed immediate care and the hospital couldn't provide it/gave the wrong meds etc...a medical malpractice lawsuit is going to cost them more than $17k...a LOT more
February 18, 2016, 07:50:14 AM
The situation must have been really bad if the hospital decided to send them bitcoins. Now Bitcoin will be associated with ransoms and extortionists.
Already is. And not just ransomware bullshit: full-on, IRL KIDNAPPINGS
https://www.cryptocoinsnews.com/bitcoin-ransoms-becoming-popular-kidnappings/
February 18, 2016, 07:47:16 AM
This is insane. There's not bottomline for human madness and cruelty. People who regard money above human lives are not worth the food they eat. 
so sad to see this kind of thing happening in 21st century...
so sad to see this kind of thing happening in 21st century...
February 18, 2016, 07:32:53 AM
I work for a state agency and someone put ransomeware on some of the network drives a few months ago. The funny thing about it was that the perpetrators only wanted something like 0.75 bitcoins. The agency did not pay the ransom. They have all the data backed up every night, so they just reloaded the previous day's data and we just lost part of a day's worth of work.
February 18, 2016, 07:02:08 AM
Obviously either the hospital had no desire to up-keep computer security maintenance on necessary files and they didn't want to spend the extra expense or they flat out were not prepared. If data can't be accessed regarding patient's conditions and issues, how would medical personal even know what to treat an individual for besides physical written paper? As a medical establishment, this was bound to happen at some point in time. As terrible as this sounds, this doesn't look good for bitcoin and these people have no morals to be playing grim-reaper with people's lives.
February 18, 2016, 06:00:43 AM
What is the Bitcoin address they sent the BTC to?
good question. they should release it in public so anyone can monitor the movement. not just authorities. (here hoping that the hackers did/will do something really stupid and get caught quickly.)
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and the real amount.
The perpetrators will probably run them through a tumbler and run away with everything, it's highly unlikely any traces will be found to the actual coins.
February 18, 2016, 05:57:04 AM
They released the computers for $17k....40 bitcoins: http://www.bitcoinvalues.net/hollywood-hospital-pays-hackers-40-bitcoin-worth-17000-release-computers.html
Even though $17k might be lower amount than losing the data, it just encourage the hackers to continue with what they doing. Very selfish from the hospital, unless these lost data are very important - but what would happened if these HDD/s just naturally broken?
February 18, 2016, 05:55:24 AM
This will make bitcoin reputation crumble, this is a very stupid hacker, he will make the money he receive will become smaller amount, when he is doing this kind of things i am sure bitcoin price will go down
February 18, 2016, 05:55:04 AM
Whatever happened to "We don't negotiate with terrorists"
If they keep feeding these bastards they'll keep coming back for more and more copy cats will be born.
If they keep feeding these bastards they'll keep coming back for more and more copy cats will be born.
the hospital paid the ransom. not the government.
didn't know this before but they're a private hospital, not a public one.
February 18, 2016, 05:48:05 AM
Whatever happened to "We don't negotiate with terrorists"
If they keep feeding these bastards they'll keep coming back for more and more copy cats will be born.
If they keep feeding these bastards they'll keep coming back for more and more copy cats will be born.
February 18, 2016, 05:42:02 AM
What is the Bitcoin address they sent the BTC to?
good question. they should release it in public so anyone can monitor the movement. not just authorities. (here hoping that the hackers did/will do something really stupid and get caught quickly.)
edit:
and the real amount.
February 18, 2016, 05:19:12 AM
What is the Bitcoin address they sent the BTC to?
February 18, 2016, 04:23:46 AM
February 18, 2016, 12:45:58 AM
"Stefanek insisted that no patients personal information and care were compromised during the takeover. - See more at: http://www.bitcoinvalues.net/hollywood-hospital-pays-hackers-40-bitcoin-worth-17000-release-computers.html#sthash.2VCS9f78.dpuf
Not that it matters but it is still a fktub thing to do. I hope these and other institutions learn something from this and increase their security and firewalls and make offline backups.
Not that it matters but it is still a fktub thing to do. I hope these and other institutions learn something from this and increase their security and firewalls and make offline backups.
February 18, 2016, 12:20:58 AM
The situation must have been really bad if the hospital decided to send them bitcoins. Now Bitcoin will be associated with ransoms and extortionists.
February 18, 2016, 12:16:02 AM
This sucks! We here at BCT were left outta the loop during the entire ordeal with resolve taking place prior to us first posting about the event on this board. I'd say we need to sit down with the hacker(s) so that we don't ever get embarrassed again.
February 17, 2016, 11:27:53 PM
They released the computers for $17k....40 bitcoins: http://www.bitcoinvalues.net/hollywood-hospital-pays-hackers-40-bitcoin-worth-17000-release-computers.html
Even if they lower it to just 17K USD, that don't make them less criminal. Once caught they will be prosecuted, the lives of the people involve is no joke.
February 17, 2016, 11:05:29 PM
They released the computers for $17k....40 bitcoins: http://www.bitcoinvalues.net/hollywood-hospital-pays-hackers-40-bitcoin-worth-17000-release-computers.html
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