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PLASTIC SURGERY BLACKMAIL VICTIMS URGED NOT TO PAY HACKERS
From: Destry Winant <destry () riskbasedsecurity com>
Date: Wed, 31 May 2017 23:07:42 -0500
https://www.eveningexpress.co.uk/pipe/news/international/plastic-surgery-blackmail-victims-urged-not-to-pay-hackers/ Blackmail victims across Europe have been urged not to pay any ransom after a chain of plastic surgery clinics in Lithuania was hacked and more than 25,000 private photos and personal data – including nude pictures – were stolen. Police in Lithuania said a hacking group called Tsar Team broke into the servers of Grozio Chirurgija clinics earlier this year and demanded ransoms from clients in the UK, Germany, Denmark, Norway and other countries. Norway’s National Criminal Investigation Service (KRIPOS) warned there is “no guarantee that those blackmailing keep their promises”. It recommended that people contact local police if they are victims of extortion attempts. KRIPOS urged people to keep “relevant information about how you were contacted” and what address was provided for payment in Bitcoin. KRIPOS did not say how many people in Norway were affected. Police in Lithuania said several hundred images were released in March and rest of the database was made public on Tuesday. It is unclear how many patients have been affected, but detectives say dozens have come forward to report being blackmailed. “It’s extortion. We’re talking about a serious crime,” said Andzejus Raginskis, the deputy chief of Lithuania’s criminal police bureau. Investigators are working with security services in other European countries and have warned that people who download and store the stolen data could also be prosecuted. “Clients, of course, are in shock. Once again, I would like to apologise,” said Jonas Staikunas, the director of Grozio Chirurgija. “Cybercriminals are blackmailers. They are blackmailing our clients with inappropriate text messages.” Mr Staikunas said victims were asked to pay up to 2,000 euros (£1,740) to guarantee that nude images, passport copies, social security numbers and other data would not be made public. The hackers had also demanded that the clinic pay 344,000 euros (£300,000) to prevent the data dumping, but it refused. _______________________________________________ BreachExchange mailing list sponsored by Risk Based Security BreachExchange () lists riskbasedsecurity com If you wish to Edit your membership or Unsubscribe you can do so at the following link: https://lists.riskbasedsecurity.com/listinfo/breachexchange
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