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Police deny ransom demand of Rs 200 crore in cryptocurrency as server remains down for 6th day

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Delhi AIIMS

All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS).

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New Delhi: The server of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi remained affected for the sixth consecutive day on Monday. The hackers, meanwhile, have allegedly demanded an estimated Rs 200 crore in cryptocurrency from the hospital authorities, official sources said on Monday.

However, the Delhi Police has claimed that no ransom demand, as being quoted by certain sections of the media, has been brought to the notice by the AIIMS authorities.

Meanwhile, the AIIMS computer facility on Monday wrote to all departments of the institute to make a backup of their files which are connected to the institute’s networks as they will have to be formatted and cleaned in the aftermath of the ransomware attack.

Reports said that it is being feared that the data of around 3 to 4 crore patients could have been compromised due to the hacking detected on Wednesday morning, reported PTI.

On Monday, AIIMS management informed that data restoration and server cleaning are in progress and the authorities are taking time due to the volume of data and large number of servers for hospital services.

“Measures are being taken for cyber security. All hospital services, including outpatient, in-patient, and laboratories continued to run on manual mode,” informed the hospital authorities.

On the other hand, Patient care services, including emergency, outpatient, inpatient, and laboratory are being managed manually as the server continued to remain down on Monday.

The India Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-IN), Delhi Police, and representatives of the Ministry of Home Affairs have started an investigation into the ransomware attack, reported PTI.

On November 25, an extortion and cyber terrorism case was registered by the Intelligence Fusion and Strategic Operations (IFSO) unit of the Delhi Police.

At present, internet services have been blocked on computers at the hospital on the recommendations of the investigating agencies, said officials.

It may be worth mentioning here that the AIIMS server has stored data of several VIPs, including former prime ministers, ministers, bureaucrats, and judges.

“Hackers have…

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Malicious App Developer Remains on Google Play

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A phone with multiple app icons including messages, Play Store, Phone, Settings and more

Google has been routinely notified about malware-containing apps listed on Play Store, but it has routinely failed at catching already-identified malware code.
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Google is still failing to catch malicious apps from being listed on its app store, but it seems that some developers that have been cited aren’t even being kicked off the platform. Security software company Malwarebytes reported Tuesday that four apps listed by developer Mobile apps Group contain a well-known malware used to steal users’ information. As of the time of reporting, all four apps are still listed on Google Play Store.

Worse still, Malwarebytes wrote that the developer in question has been found deploying malware in its apps before, yet they’re still able to list their apps on Google’s main app store.

The apps are listed by the company Mobile apps Group, whose listing on Play Store includes the tagline “Using the smart app, you guarantee a strong and reliable Bluetooth pairing with any device.” The apps include:

  • Bluetooth Auto Connect
  • Driver: Bluetooth Wi-Fi, USB
  • Bluetooth App Sender
  • Mobile transfer: smart switch

As of time of reporting Wednesday morning, the developer’s malware-containing apps were still available on Play Store.

As of time of reporting Wednesday morning, the developer’s malware-containing apps were still available on Play Store.
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Nathan Collier, a malware intelligence analyst for Malwarebytes, wrote that when users first install Bluetooth Auto Connect, there’s a several-day delay before it starts opening phishing sites in Chrome. These sites run in the background even if a device is locked and open automatically when users unlock their phones. These phishing sites reportedly include porn sites that lead to phishing pages or other sites that spam users with messages that they’ve been hacked and need to perform an update.

Mobile apps group has been cited twice in the past for listing malware-infected apps, according to Collier. Other cybersecurity researchers have blogged about an earlier version of Bluetooth Auto Connect. Two days after that blog and subsequent delisting, the developers released a 3.0 version on Google Play, which means those malicious devs did not even receive a probation period. The devs released the current 5.7 version of the…

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Alleged GTA 6 hacker pleads not guilty to computer misuse, remains detained by police

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Published: 2022-09-28T07:15:00

Updated: 2022-09-28T06:47:32

The teenager suspected to be behind the recent GTA 6 leaks has pleaded not guilty to the hacking charges, and is now being held in a youth crime detention center.

According to Eurogamer, the 17-year-old who is suspected to be behind the GTA 6 hack has pleaded not guilty to the charges. The City of London Police’s Cyber Crime Unit spoke to Eurogamer about the situation at hand.

City of London detective inspector Michael O’Sullivan issued a statement to the outlet, confirming that he had appeared in court over the past weekend.

“The 17-year-old who appeared at Highbury Corner Youth Court on 24th September has pleaded guilty to breaching his bail conditions and not guilty to computer misuse.” O’Sullivan then revealed that following the court hearing, “the teenager has been remanded to a youth detention center.”

Prosecutor Valerie Benjamin said in court that the suspect had used a phone to hack into companies and was “holding them to ransom” to gain access to illegally obtained software, Bloomberg Law reports. The suspect was charged with two counts of break of bail conditions as well as two counts of computer misuse. 

The judge referred the case to a higher court where it’ll be heard with a “similar” matter at a later date. On Sunday, September 18, one of the biggest leaks in gaming history took place, with Rockstar Games’ upcoming Grand Theft Auto 6 title having over 90 videos and images shared online – including detailed footage of the game.

On Thursday, September 22, the suspected hacker was arrested by the City of London police. Since the incident took place, Rockstar has addressed the security breach, confirming that the leaked footage was real and voicing how “extremely disappointed” the dev team is “to have any…

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Ransomware remains the number one threat to businesses and government organizations

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Acronis researchers have concluded that ransomware continues to be the number one threat to large and medium-sized businesses, including government organizations.

This Help Net Security video highlights why organizations and businesses need a more holistic approach to cybersecurity.

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