Hackers demand $3m bitcoin ransom from hospital to unlock vital files - page 4.

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Quote from: nanonymousx on February 17, 2016, 07:32:04 AM

A very bad publicity and demands for bitcoin in general IMO, You couldn't hack anyone but a hospital system, Extremely bad publicity... I don't think it is intentional but still very bad publicity.

its still bitcoin publicity. its not bitcoin's fault.
The hackers has twisted brains they could be asking any altcoin if for instance authorities can't give them 9K of btc. of course the ycan buy from the exchagne but if there really is nothing perhaps those hackers will consider to accept ltc or eth as well.

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duh

what the news is not telling you is that these "hackers" tried this identical scam 99 other times in various hospitals around the globe including 3rd world countries and they failed each and every time simply because hospital workers were familiar with "ctrl-c"

get this crap out of my face and bring on the next attempt by the MSM to turn popular opinion against the evolution of science

So if a rapist tried to rape 99 times before successfully raping someone, the victim's at fault & the rapist ain't a rapist?

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fake

LOL

"crucial" data files were too "crutial" to back up on a $50 hard drive I bet

obvious inside job

nobody in the professional world is that stupid

how did the "hackers" know that this was the only hospital in the world without their "valuable" data backed up?

duh

what the news is not telling you is that these "hackers" tried this identical scam 99 other times in various hospitals around the globe including 3rd world countries and they failed each and every time simply because hospital workers were familiar with "ctrl-c"

get this crap out of my face and bring on the next attempt by the MSM to turn popular opinion against the evolution of science

It would look that way.
Surely a hospital could spare ~$500 to get a backup facility.

Funny that we do cold storage of our BitCoin but they do not do the same with their important data!

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fake

LOL

"crucial" data files were too "crutial" to back up on a $50 hard drive I bet

obvious inside job

nobody in the professional world is that stupid

how did the "hackers" know that this was the only hospital in the world without their "valuable" data backed up?

duh

what the news is not telling you is that these "hackers" tried this identical scam 99 other times in various hospitals around the globe including 3rd world countries and they failed each and every time simply because hospital workers were familiar with "ctrl-c"

get this crap out of my face and bring on the next attempt by the MSM to turn popular opinion against the evolution of science

Your post got me to thinking as to who owns the hospital, perhaps an entity that no likes Bitcoins, hence, perhaps, creating a stir.

EDIT: How do you like my theory now?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollywood_Presbyterian_Medical_Center

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"Patient dumping"

In February 2007, an investigation was launched after a hospital official allegedly "dumped" 54-year-old Gabino Olvera, a paraplegic patient, on a Skid Row street. According to witnesses, Olvera was removed from a hospital van and was left writhing in a gutter, wearing nothing more than a soiled gown and a broken colostomy bag. The hospital agreed to pay US$1 million and be monitored for up to 5 years as part of a settlement agreement reached in 2008.

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Ransomware in the hospital software - probably one of doctors download something. They ask him to leave after this from the hospital, I think. Wink

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Quote from: Cuidler on February 17, 2016, 05:37:48 AM

One should question the hospital computer security first,

That's the way it's usually done, yes. Nothing new.

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... then thank the hackers about free service of revealing computer security weakness ...

Can only hope they get nailed by the most twisted, sadistic cops. Cops with loved ones who suffered thanks too the edgy h4xx0r kidies. That'd be the only appropriate thanks, in my humble opinion

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These people should be shot at spot. Fuck western democracy, trials and shit. With thieves and scammers you deal only one way.

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A very bad publicity and demands for bitcoin in general IMO, You couldn't hack anyone but a hospital system, Extremely bad publicity... I don't think it is intentional but still very bad publicity.

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One should question the hospital computer security first, then thank the hackers about free service of revealing computer security weakness, and use it as hard leson learned to make the CT scans and such again + spend the funds on improving hospital computer security rather than paying criminals even a cent

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Shit, did I leave the stove on?

Quote from: sase007 on February 16, 2016, 06:03:20 PM

Quote from: OmegaStarScream on February 15, 2016, 01:17:06 PM

An internal emergency has been declared at a major US hospital in Los Angeles following a widespread ransomware-style cyberattack which has left staff unable to access vital patient data, it has been revealed.

The Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Centre, located in the heart of LA, is now dealing with hackers who are reportedly demanding over 9000 bitcoins - which equates to roughly $3.6m – to release the encryption keys to computer systems that hold patient data, X-Ray scans, CT scans and crucial lab work.

See article here : http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/los-angeles-hackers-demand-3m-ransom-hospital-unlock-vital-files-1543962

Dumbest hackers ever , like they couldn't hack anything else . This kind of things will kill Bitcoin if they continue to do this shit

Probably a good lesson to hospitals here. I though most patient information as sotred on papers in indicidual patient files for easier access?

It's a good thing that they haven't posted the data, at least they are not entirely inhumane.

I think most if not all of the US hospitals digitize their patients' data and the doctors run around with tablets pulling up said patients data from the network like X-rays blood works and etc. If there are no paper copies of these tests there is no way to get them back and this can affect the wellbeing of the patients.

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Quote from: Kakmakr on February 17, 2016, 03:28:55 AM

How do you hide $3 000 000 from a Tax audit? There must be big organizations or groups behind these attacks. Let's hope the FBI gets involved and these people exposed.

LOL! Yeah, I'm sure they'll file a tax return too.

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Quote from: OmegaStarScream on February 15, 2016, 01:17:06 PM

An internal emergency has been declared at a major US hospital in Los Angeles following a widespread ransomware-style cyberattack which has left staff unable to access vital patient data, it has been revealed.

The Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Centre, located in the heart of LA, is now dealing with hackers who are reportedly demanding over 9000 bitcoins - which equates to roughly $3.6m – to release the encryption keys to computer systems that hold patient data, X-Ray scans, CT scans and crucial lab work.

See article here : http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/los-angeles-hackers-demand-3m-ransom-hospital-unlock-vital-files-1543962

Dumbest hackers ever , like they couldn't hack anything else . This kind of things will kill Bitcoin if they continue to do this shit

Hospital should be sued for not having adequate backups and procedures.

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Shit, did I leave the stove on?

The computer systems at hospitals are usually very outdated and not very well protected so this breach isn't such a big surprise for me. Unfortunately the patients will suffer this nuisance.

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Damn hackers bringing shame to our community. This is definitely not good for the future of Bitcoins if it starts to get to into the public's heads that Bitcoin = criminal.

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I just wondered if entities against Bitcoin would stoop this low to hire people to do these type of things to discredit Bitcoin. It is not entirely impossible, if you think about it. What if most of these things are backed by companies, who could lose billions, if their industry is disrupted by this technology.

How do you hide $3 000 000 from a Tax audit? There must be big organizations or groups behind these attacks. Let's hope the FBI gets involved and these people exposed.

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Quote from: Gleb Gamow on February 16, 2016, 05:58:55 PM

Here's an interesting take: What stops an entity from hacking itself unbeknownst to others demanding a ransom where the head of said entity profits?

That could happen , a staff member who have access to computers could have done it too but there's no way to find that out. As soon as a "hack" is claimed, people start to look elsewhere, same thing was done by exchanges in the past.

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Sadly bitcoin is good for these types of crimes, but that fact that they are risking peoples lives is horrible. these are the kinds of things that can hurt bitcoins image.

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Quote from: OmegaStarScream on February 15, 2016, 01:17:06 PM

An internal emergency has been declared at a major US hospital in Los Angeles following a widespread ransomware-style cyberattack which has left staff unable to access vital patient data, it has been revealed.

The Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Centre, located in the heart of LA, is now dealing with hackers who are reportedly demanding over 9000 bitcoins - which equates to roughly $3.6m – to release the encryption keys to computer systems that hold patient data, X-Ray scans, CT scans and crucial lab work.

See article here : http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/los-angeles-hackers-demand-3m-ransom-hospital-unlock-vital-files-1543962

Dumbest hackers ever , like they couldn't hack anything else . This kind of things will kill Bitcoin if they continue to do this shit

Probably a good lesson to hospitals here. I though most patient information as sotred on papers in indicidual patient files for easier access?

It's a good thing that they haven't posted the data, at least they are not entirely inhumane.

Gleb Gamow

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Here's an interesting take: What stops an entity from hacking itself unbeknownst to others demanding a ransom where the head of said entity profits?

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Quote from: allthingsluxury on February 16, 2016, 01:27:21 PM

Hmm definitely not good for the bitcoin image. Who knows is this was intentionally done or not though, just to smear the bitcoin name.

Sadly Bitcoin is just that to the general population, something used to extortion, drugs, money laundering, scams, etc. And to be honest it's all truth, the media just loves to zoom in on these incidents of course but we can't deny they keep happening. Just take a look at this forum and you'll see 30 scams threads daily on average. Bitcoiners must start to open up and claim for regulation, this anonymous and no refund stuff have to go if we truly want a better future for Bitcoin. Decentralized and P2P currency is great but lurking in the shadows obtaining the benefits of anonymous and non refundable methods has to be attacked.

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