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DHB attack: Why hackers target hospitals with ransomware 18 May, 2021 08:45 PM 8 minutes to read Ransomware hackers target hospitals because there's often an extra urgency to get patient files back from the cyber thieves: Lives are at stake. That's why non-profit and for-profit hospitals in New Jersey and Alabama have paid cyber-ransoms in recent times, and why healthcare facilities in the UK, France, Australia and now New Zealand keep getting hit. Ransoms have reportedly been paid by hospitals ranging from US$55,000 to more than US$1 million. And ex RAF security expert Jere...

Is it legal to pay a cyber ransom in NZ? The surprising answer 14 May, 2021 08:15 PM 4 minutes to read Today's hackers often want money to give you back your files (after they've stolen them or encrypted them in a "ransomware" attack) or to cease a DDoS attack (a distributed denial-of-service attack where an army of bots try to connect to your site at once, rendering it inaccessible to regular punters). And their efforts are only escalating, because governments enable ransomware extortionists in three ways: failing to regulate cryptocurrencies like bitcoin, giving hackers an...