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extortion

technique:extortion

Demanding Bitcoin while threatening to publish confidential patient information.

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Direction Predicate Other entity Origin EP
incoming INVOLVES medical-provider patient-record extortion Explicit 25
incoming USES Axact Explicit 142

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medical-provider patient-record extortion INVOLVES extortion

The attacker demanded Bitcoin and threatened to release confidential patient information, including details about people with HIV and cancer.

Explicit Confidence 99% · Jack Rhysider EP 25 Details

“sent a ransom e-mail to the medical providers showing they had confidential data and demanded they pay fifteen Bitcoin”

Jack Rhysider · offsets 633–751

Axact USES extortion

Employees threatened victims with disclosure of photographs showing them with fake degrees.

Explicit Confidence 99% · Fazal EP 142 Details

“Pay me $8,000 or I’ll show this photo to your boss.”