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Hospital corridor with laptop and medical records on counter, hinting at potential data breach.

ShinyHunters Targets Healthcare with Rising Data Theft Attacks

ShinyHunters is on the hunt, using data theft at cloud scale to target healthcare and medical-tech organizations, leveraging stolen OAuth tokens and corporate single-sign-on accounts to wreak havoc. This notorious extortion gang has successfully breached numerous organizations in the past two years, often through clever social engineering tactics.

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Person in business casual clothes approaches a cubicle, blending in with office surroundings.

FBI Warns of In-Person Data Theft Attacks by Extortion Gang

The FBI has issued a warning about a sneaky new tactic used by the notorious Silent Ransom Group: showing up in person to steal sensitive data, after gaining trust through clever phishing and phone scams. This brazen approach combines remote access tricks with physical presence at victim sites, marking a chilling evolution in their extortion methods.

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