US offers $10 million bounty for info on 'Blackcat' hackers who hit UnitedHealth
The U.S. State Department on Wednesday offered up to $10 million for information on the "Blackcat" ransomware gang who hit the UnitedHealth Group's tech unit and snarled insurance payments across America.
NHS D&G are saying a small number of patient info has been leaked but there is a lot of wordsmithing going on - they’re talking about just the INC portal posts, and they’re only contacting those patients.
I am hoping the Scottish government tells them not to pay the extortion.
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