Hackers Grow More Sinister and Brazen in Hunt for Bigger Ransoms
Cybercrime groups are asking for huge paydays and harassing researchers in an era of more aggressive extortion tactics.
Customers view used Ford vehicles at a dealership in Colma, California, US, on Friday, June 21, 2024. CDK Global, a software provider to some 15,000 car dealers, has suffered cyberattacks that have knocked out service at many dealerships.
Photographer: David Paul Morris/BloombergA hack on a London hospital has left hundreds of millions of health records exposed and forced doctors to reschedule life-altering cancer treatments. In North America, a gang tried auctioning off data about LendingTree Inc. customers after finding credentials in another breach. And in the recent compromise of car-dealership software provider CDK Global, hackers took the brazen approach of attacking not just once, but twice.
These recent high-profile incidents show how cybercrime crews are increasingly turning to more sinister techniques to try to bend major companies to their will, abetted by new technology.