Cyber attack on Cannes hospital: health sheets and pay slips published online
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00:00 ID cards, medical test results, payslips, personal data.
00:06 The information leaked from the Khan hospital, thousands of entries, belong to patients and
00:11 personnel.
00:12 It's a real concern to know that anyone can access patients' data.
00:19 It's scandalous to target a hospital.
00:22 Cybercriminal group Lockbit is behind this attack.
00:26 Cyber hackers based in Russia created ransomware which is used by the criminal group's affiliates
00:32 across the world to steal, block and leak data.
00:37 20% of the ransom money collected is transferred back to Lockbit.
00:43 The goal when attacking France and its hospitals is to get media attention.
00:48 That media coverage brings new talent to the group.
00:52 It brings this digital network into the limelight.
00:56 In February, an international crackdown on Lockbit led to several arrests.
01:01 Authorities seized 24 servers.
01:03 They thought the operation would bring a serious blow to the network.
01:07 They were proven wrong.
01:10 The international crackdown of French security forces against Lockbit members was a serious
01:15 blow for the company for, let's be honest, a few hours.
01:19 Within a few hours we saw the structure was up and running again.
01:22 They then launched several new attacks with their affiliates, making a lot of money and
01:26 harming a lot of people.
01:29 Since it was created, Lockbit's ransomware was used in 2,500 attacks.
01:36 It has collected $120 million from ransoms.
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