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Hacker group apologizes for hospital attack, separate poker player malware scam reported

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A hacker group claimed responsibility for a cyberattack on the University of New Mexico Hospital, but later apologized and offered patients $2,500, stating they would still retain the data but provide a decryption key for the hospital sector. Separately, a hacker may have stolen millions from online poker players through a malware attack, involving a superuser cheating scandal. AI

RANK_REASON The cluster contains two unrelated cybercrime incidents, one involving a hospital and the other online poker players, with no overarching theme or significant AI angle.

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Hacker group apologizes for hospital attack, separate poker player malware scam reported

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COVERAGE [2]

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

    Hacker Group Claims UNM Hospital Cyberattack, Then Apologizes and Offers Patients $2,500 “We are still going to keep the data, but we will provide the decryptio

    Hacker Group Claims UNM Hospital Cyberattack, Then Apologizes and Offers Patients $2,500 “We are still going to keep the data, but we will provide the decryption key for the hospital sector only.” https:// gizmodo.com/hacker-group-claim s-unm-hospital-cyberattack-then-apologizes-…

    LINKS gizmodo.com/hacker-group-claims-unm-hospi…
  2. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Hacker may have stolen millions in a malware attack against online poker players Wired has the story of a superuser cheating scandal. https://www. engadget.com/

    Hacker may have stolen millions in a malware attack against online poker players Wired has the story of a superuser cheating scandal. https://www. engadget.com/2301500/hacker-ma y-have-stolen-millions-in-a-malware-attack-against-online-poker-players/ # Tech # Technology # TechNew…

    LINKS engadget.com/…/hacker-may-have-stolen-mil…

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