Failure to Pay Ransom: Negligence?

Lehigh Valley Health Network is a health care network based in Allentown, Pennsylvania that serves the eastern and northeastern part of the state. On February 6, 2023, LVHN was hit with a combination ransomware/extortionware attack. Attackers from the hacker group ALPHV (aka BlackCat) obtained sensitive medical photographs of LVHN patients and threatened to release these..

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