A cybercriminal group calling itself The Syndicate claims it breached Israeli fintech firm Nayax and stole more than 1 billion payment card records, while telling DataBreaches.net it steers clear of attacking hospitals.
Asked whether it refrains from hacking certain sectors, the group said in the July 15 story: “We don’t target hospitals or critical infrastructure, anything that directly endangers lives.” It said its focus is financial services, technology and retail companies with significant capital, and that it also avoids Commonwealth of Independent States countries.
The episode adds to a growing catalog of extortion groups publicly describing rules against hitting hospitals and other life-safety systems, as federal officials and healthcare cybersecurity professionals continue trying to disrupt ransomware and data-extortion activity that does reach patient care.
