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Hacking group extorts Novo Nordisk for $25M after data theft

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A cyber extortion group claims to have stolen over 1 terabyte of data from pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk. The group is reportedly demanding a $25 million ransom and has threatened to sell some of the data if their demands are not met. Novo Nordisk has acknowledged the allegations and stated they are investigating the incident and working with relevant authorities, while assuring that their main platforms remain operational. AI

RANK_REASON The cluster reports on a cybercrime incident affecting a company, which falls under 'tool' as it involves a security breach and extortion.

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Hacking group extorts Novo Nordisk for $25M after data theft

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  1. 36氪 (36Kr) TIER_1 中文(ZH) ·

    Novo Nordisk has a large amount of data stolen by hackers and is extorted for $25 million

    一个网络勒索组织周二声称，他们从制药巨头诺和诺德公司窃取了超过 1TB 的数据，在向该公司索要2500万美元��金未果后，正在考虑出售部分数据。诺和诺德的一位发言人在一封电子邮件中表示，该公司“已注意到有关未经授权从我们系统中复制的数据被发布到网上的指控。我们非常重视此事，并将继续运营我们的主要平台。我们正在与相关部门联系。”（新浪财经）

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

    📰 Hacking Group Claims Major Hack of Novo Nordisk, Attempted $25 Million Extortion Reuters reports a cyber extortion group has claimed responsibility for breach

    📰 Hacking Group Claims Major Hack of Novo Nordisk, Attempted $25 Million Extortion Reuters reports a cyber extortion group has claimed responsibility for breaching Novo Nordisk's network, stealing roughly 1.3 terabytes of data, including source code, drug research, clinical-trial…

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