Hackers demand $3m bitcoin ransom from hospital to unlock vital files

[Gleb Gamow]

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

"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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[sase007]

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!

[bargainbin]

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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?

[enhu]

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.

[log2exp]

Healthcare industry is lucrative. Hackers demand ransom in bitcoin or not is not important.

On the other hand, companies like Oracle is ripping off this industry for quite some time, legally: http://goo.gl/Wmki5h If you search for Oracle licensing regarding healthcare, you won't find anything specific, but the pricing is very different from other industry.

Whoever in charge of this hospital's IT should be sacked.

[bearex]

This is why i hate hackers. I mean , do something on your own, dont f**cking mess with other people's shit.

[EdenHazard]

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

yes this is shit,i hope CIA will take this proble,that hacker should be really know about bitcoin,and massive amount of bitcoin also will break the market if they sell all that amount,crazy people who do this,and why must be hospital?

[pawel7777]

yes this is shit,i hope CIA will take this proble,that hacker should be really know about bitcoin,and massive amount of bitcoin also will break the market if they sell all that amount,crazy people who do this,and why must be hospital?

Don't worry about the market. First of all, no one paid anything yet. Second, if hospital was to pay it, they would have to buy 9k BTC first, driving the price up. Third, hackers wouldn't drop that on the market all at once, they would be cashing out (very) slowly.

But again, something seems a bit fishy here, the demand of 9k BTC is way too high, previous news usually reported demands below $10k worth. $3.6 is over the top, very unlikely anyone would pay that.

[pawel7777]

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

Bit missed comparison. No one's defending the hacker, but hospital is also responsible for handling its patients data so it's their duty to ensure sufficient level of security is in place.

If your bank converted all your funds into physical cash and left it lying on the floor guarded only by narcoleptic security guard - who would you blame if they got stolen?

[Bit_Happy]

Don't they have back-up tapes so they can do a roll-back?
What kind of shitty data security do they have?
Some idiot at work infested the file server at work a few days ago too. The system was back with all the files after a few hours

Exactly, they should never be in this situation.
Also, why wasn't the local network better secured from outside access? File-sharing with the outside world doesn't need to risk the entire system.
Edit: Maybe some dummy clicked on an .exe in an email?

[aardvark15]

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.

[pawel7777]

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Edit: Maybe some dummy clicked on an .exe in an email?

It doesn't have to be .exe file, it could be disguised as text doc or sneaked in macro in Word, named as 'invoice' or similar.

[bargainbin]

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

Bit missed comparison. No one's defending the hacker, but hospital is also responsible for handling its patients data so it's their duty to ensure sufficient level of security is in place.

The comparison's fine. If it suggests the hospital doesn't share the blame, feel free to show me where.

Oh, BTW, know how your daughter just got raped? Well, that's because dumb bimbo dresses like a slut, so it's her fault. I mean, how hard is it to dress like a lady? She should really thank the guys who gang-banged her for teaching her a lesson about dressing like a slut earlier rather than later.
Not defending the rapists tho, just telling you how it is.

[pawel7777]

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

Bit missed comparison. No one's defending the hacker, but hospital is also responsible for handling its patients data so it's their duty to ensure sufficient level of security is in place.

The comparison's fine. If it suggests the hospital doesn't share the blame, feel free to show me where.

Oh, BTW, know how your daughter just got raped? Well, that's because dumb bimbo dresses like a slut, so it's her fault. I mean, how hard is it to dress like a lady? She should really thank the guys who gang-banged her for teaching her a lesson about dressing like a slut earlier rather than later.
Not defending the rapists tho, just telling you how it is.

You're just self-contradicting yourself, but probably not too bright to notice, huh?

[bargainbin]

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

Bit missed comparison. No one's defending the hacker, but hospital is also responsible for handling its patients data so it's their duty to ensure sufficient level of security is in place.

The comparison's fine. If it suggests the hospital doesn't share the blame, feel free to show me where.

Oh, BTW, know how your daughter just got raped? Well, that's because dumb bimbo dresses like a slut, so it's her fault. I mean, how hard is it to dress like a lady? She should really thank the guys who gang-banged her for teaching her a lesson about dressing like a slut earlier rather than later.
Not defending the rapists tho, just telling you how it is.

You're just self-contradicting yourself, but probably not too bright to notice, huh?

>self-contradicting yourself
>not too bright to notice


Say it in people-talk, Friend.

[Cuidler]

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.

Thats the way how to do it. Should be investigated how the hack happened so trying prevent the same event again. The hackers should provide free service, like when victims never pay, there will be lot less incentive for hackers for these ransom attacks.

[Gleb Gamow]

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

Bit missed comparison. No one's defending the hacker, but hospital is also responsible for handling its patients data so it's their duty to ensure sufficient level of security is in place.

The comparison's fine. If it suggests the hospital doesn't share the blame, feel free to show me where.

Oh, BTW, know how your daughter just got raped? Well, that's because dumb bimbo dresses like a slut, so it's her fault. I mean, how hard is it to dress like a lady? She should really thank the guys who gang-banged her for teaching her a lesson about dressing like a slut earlier rather than later.
Not defending the rapists tho, just telling you how it is.

Rapist: Nasty crack whore. Nasty crack whore. Smelly slut. Another nasty crack whore. Wait, what's this? A clean-cut lady. I think I'll follow her home.

College girl boards a bus in India. Seven dudes talking among themselves: Her, or hope some nasty smelly slut boards on the next stop?

[ShrykeZ]

Very bad publicity for Bitcoin so obviously the media focuses so heavily upon it, shameful to hack such institutes...

[pancho_villa]

It's a very sad news.
The people should look at the lack of security, but the focus come to illegal use of bitcoins.
 

[Gleb Gamow]

http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-hollywood-hospital-bitcoin-20160217-story.html

Hollywood hospital pays $17,000 in bitcoins to hackers who took control of computers