Cybersecurity
Hackers Got Record Ransom of $75 Million for Cencora Breach
- Payment made through three Bitcoin installments in March
- Dark Angels hacking gang pursues high prices and low profile
Hospitals and health-care organizations have become a regular target for hacking gangs.
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The hackers behind a cyberattack against the drug distributor Cencora Inc. received a total of $75 million, the largest known cyber extortion payment ever made, according to people familiar with the matter.
The payment made for the Cencora hack occurred in three installments in Bitcoin in March, according to people familiar with the matter who declined to be named in order to discuss sensitive details. The initial ransom demand was $150 million, according to two of the people. Cencora learned that data was stolen from its systems in February, according to a regulatory filing.