On December 18, 2022, a hacker collective attacked a children’s hospital in Toronto. But shortly thereafter, they apologized.
Even criminals have rules to follow. After an attack on a children’s hospital in Toronto on December 18, a group of hackers apologized and offered a solution to recover the stolen data numerama.
The hacker behind the attack used ransomware rented from the Lockbit group, which earns a commission on the revenue extorted through their programs.
a fault of the hacker
However, users are prohibited from targeting a location where the lives of others are at stake.
“Encrypting institutions where file corruption could result in death is prohibited,” the group’s charter states.
In fact, Lockbit decided to block the hacker and make amends by providing the hospital with a tool to recover the stolen content.
no excuse for corbeil-essonnes
During the night from Saturday August 20th to Sunday August 21st, 2022, the Corbeil-Essonnes (Essonne) hospital center was also the victim of a cyberattack that led to the publication of very personal data on the dark web.
However, Lockbit is also involved in this affair as one of its malware was used.
The group, which has not commented on the situation, could take this action against the Toronto Children’s Hospital to protect its reputation, the specialized site pointed out.
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