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Shirbit Insurance
Illustrative: Coins are displayed next to a Bitcoin ATM in Hong Kong, December 8, 2017. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)
December 16, 2020, 6:32 am
Hackers say they sold batch of information stolen from Israeli insurance firm
Black Shadow hacking group threatens to sell additional documents stolen from Shirbit, publishes image of CEO’s passport
By TOI staff
Illustrative image of bitcoins (Courtesy BitsofGold)
December 7, 2020, 3:31 pm
Hackers appear to begin selling data they stole from Shirbit insurance firm
After ransom deadline passes, account for group identifying as Black Shadow reportedly receives bitcoin payment of $104,000
By TOI staff
Kenny Sahr
December 6, 2020, 7:18 pm
Kenny Sahr
The rise and upcoming fall of ransomware
Israeli insurance firm Shirbit is under attack as of this writing, with hackers demanding millions of dollars worth of Bitcoin as they release and dump private customer data
The offices of Shirbit insurance company, December 4, 2020 (Screen grab/Kan)
December 5, 2020, 1:58 pm
Hackers release more private documents as Israeli insurer refuses to pay ransom
Cybercriminals publish sensitive data as second deadline passes; hackers deny company’s insinuation of anti-Israel rather than financial motive for attack
By TOI staff
Illustrative: Hacker using laptop on abstract binary code map background. (Peshkov/ iStock, by Getty Images)
December 4, 2020, 3:12 pm
‘Be a mensch’: Hackers leak negotiation texts as Israeli insurer refuses ransom
Cybercriminals release sensitive data as Shirbit laments ‘terrorism,’ claims attack is meant to cause strategic harm with no financial motive; talks appear to show otherwise
By TOI staff
Illustrative: Silhouette of a man's head in front of a computer monitor (tommaso79; iStock by Getty Images)
December 3, 2020, 3:59 am
Hackers who breached Israeli insurance firm demand $1m to keep data private
Group warns sum will double every 24 hours, and say they’ll sell the documents if ransom money not paid within 3 days
By TOI staff
Illustrative. A hacker breaking into a computer. (gorodenkoff via iStockPhoto)
December 1, 2020, 12:30 pm
Hackers breach Israeli insurance company, steal client data
BlackShadow group claims responsibility for ‘massive’ attack on Shirbit, which held information on many civil servants; National Cyber Bureau confirms breach and is investigating
By Stuart Winer
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