The group of hackers LockBit apologized for attacking the largest children’s hospital in the world Canada.
Cybercriminals apologized for the attack ransomware that left the Hospital for Sick Children without a system (SickKids) in Toronto for hours, leaving minors unattended with emergencies.
“Ethics” hacker
The incident occurred on December 18. The hackers they left the hospital without access to its critical systems for several days, also causing delays in diagnosis and treatment.
Just for December 29, SickKkids He claimed to have recovered 50% of his accesses.
But this New Year’s weekend, LockBit issued a statement on a hacking forum assuring that the incident was caused by “a member”, who has already been separated from the group.
As part of their apology, the group provided a free file decryptor, allowing the hospital to recover their information.
On Sunday, SickKids He acknowledged the statement, saying that he was working with third-party security experts to “validate and evaluate the use of the decryptor,” adding that he had not made any ransom payments.
A similar act
LockBit works under a modality called “ransomware as a service”
The organization provides its data hijacking work through software, while its partners search for targets to attack. They keep 20% of the ransom that the companies pay.
Los hackers They say they are prohibited from “attacking medical institutions that might cause someone’s death.” However, earlier this year the group demanded a million-dollar ransom from the Center Hospitalier Sud Francilien in France, but ended up leaking the data of all its patients following the hospital refused to pay.
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