'Ransomware attacks happen for one reason and one reason only: They're profitable,' Mr. Still, he said, Lehigh Valley is doing the right thing by not paying. This time around, BlackCat uploaded a 132-gigabyte file purportedly containing patient data and photos and threatened to release more every week until the ransom is paid, cybersecurity analyst Brett Callow told the news outlet.

'As we've previously said, this despicable act is executed by cybercriminals trying to make money by taking advantage of our patients and colleagues caring for patients and we condemn this reprehensible exploitation.' 'We expect this shameful tactic to continue,' Lehigh Valley's statement read. 'We are evaluating exactly what information has been posted as we simultaneously continue to analyze the content involved,' a health system spokesperson said in a statement to the news outlet.īlackCat previously posted three screenshots of cancer patients undergoing treatment - reportedly nude from the waist up - as well as seven documents with patient information March 7 after the health system refused to pay the group following a February ransomware hack. Russian ransomware gang BlackChat has posted more photos of patients from Allentown, Pa.-based Lehigh Valley Health Network to the dark web, The (Allentown) Morning Call reported March 10.

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