Ransomware gang posts breast cancer patients’ clinical photographs

The ALPHV ransomware group, also known as BlackCat, is attempting to extort a healthcare network in Pennsylvania by publishing photographs of breast cancer patients.

These clinical images, used by Lehigh Valley Health Network as part of radiotherapy to tackle malignant cells, were described as “nude photos” on the criminals’ site.

Lehigh Valley Health Network disclosed on February 20 that it had been attacked by the BlackCat gang, which it described as linked to Russia, and stated that it would not …

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