The Hôpital de Cannes – Simone Veil (CHC-SV) in France revealed that it has received a ransom demand from the Lockbit 3.0 ransomware gang and refused to pay the ransom.
On April 17, the 840-bed hospital announced a serious operational disruption caused by a cyberattack, forcing it to shut down all computers and reschedule non-emergency procedures and appointments.
Earlier this week, the establishment revealed on X that it had received a ransom demand from the Lockbit 3.0 ransomware operation, which it referred to the Gendarmerie and the National Agency for Information Systems Security (ANSSI).
At the same time, the LockBit ransomware organisation added CHC-SV to their darkweb extortion site, warning to release the first sample pack of files stolen during the attack before the end of the day.
The healthcare organisation tweeted that they will not pay the ransom and will notify affected individuals if the threat actors begin leaking data.
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