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Re:Hackers extorted $1.14M from UCSF by _wldu on Thursday October 22, 2020 @12:54PM (#24860166)
I think the idea is to pay them to not publicly release it rather than to get it back.
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Re:Hackers extorted $1.14M from UCSF by anthony_doan on Thursday October 22, 2020 @12:58PM (#24860221)
Yeah this probably it since UCSF is the UC for only grad, no undergrad, and for medical. Those data could be HIPAA related.
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Re:Hackers extorted $1.14M from UCSF by gowld on Thursday October 22, 2020 @01:28PM (#24860586)
Doesn't matter. HIPAA is already violated.
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