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After injecting cancer hospital with ransomware, crims threaten to swat patients
(www.theregister.com)
this post was submitted on 08 Jan 2024
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If only hospitals weren't such lucrative businesses with millions of dollars to pay a ransom, they wouldn't be a target. No one is targeting ransomware to the Fire Departments or DMV.
Municipalities are absolutely targeted by ransomware attacks. Texas has had several cities get hit within the past year or two alone. It takes down everything from their courts to their emergency services and water bill systems.
The NHS in the UK gets targeted all the time and they aren’t exactly rolling in cash
Finnish municipal services get targeted
Not yet, anyways.