Drug Distributor Cencora Paid $75 Million in Bitcoin Ransom to Hackers in March

Article is form Jinse
September 18, 2024
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According to a report from Jinse Finance, hackers who attacked drug distributor Cencora received a $75 million ransom payment in Bitcoin in three installments in March, the largest known ransomware payment to date, according to sources. The company disclosed expenses from the cybersecurity incident in its quarterly report in July, stating that $31.4 million in other expenses were largely due to the cybersecurity incident involving a data breach. It is unclear what this amount covers in relation to the cyberattack. Two months after the incident was disclosed, Cencora began notifying individuals and state authorities that personal data including names, addresses, dates of birth, diagnoses, prescriptions, and medications had been stolen.

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