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Cybercriminals leak 10.9M emails from cancer diagnostics firm after breach

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A cybercrime group known as ShinyHunters has leaked 10.9 million email addresses following a breach of a cancer diagnostics business. The group reportedly tricked employees into granting them access, and then extorted the company. ShinyHunters stated the company should have paid the ransom, and the leaked data includes personal and health information. AI

RANK_REASON Data breach and subsequent leak by a known cybercrime group.

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Cybercriminals leak 10.9M emails from cancer diagnostics firm after breach

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COVERAGE [2]

  1. The Register — AI TIER_1 English(EN) ·

    ShinyHunters called cancer diagnostics biz and tricked staffers into giving them access. Now they've dumped 10.9M email addresses

    Cancer diagnostics breach spills personal and health info as extortion crew says healthcare giant ‘should’ve paid the ransom’

  2. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    ShinyHunters called cancer diagnostics biz and tricked staffers into giving them access. Now they've dumped 10.9M email addresses Cancer diagnostics breach spil

    ShinyHunters called cancer diagnostics biz and tricked staffers into giving them access. Now they've dumped 10.9M email addresses Cancer diagnostics breach spills personal and health info as extortion crew says healthcare giant ‘should’ve paid the ransom’ https://www. theregister…

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