Hackers are increasingly holding data for ransom, demanding everything from bitcoins to nuclear power secrets. The rise in targeted extortion attacks parallels a similar racket: the steady increase in PC-freezing ransomware attacks. But it’s not clear how many such attacks generate revenue for attackers. One hacker crew called Rex Mundi – Latin for “king of the world” – now says it has breached French diagnostic laboratory. The group says it will release the lab results, unless Labio pays its 20,000 ransom demand by 4 p.m. French time on March 17.”]
Source: https://www.bankinfosecurity.com/hackers-wield-extortion-a-8016