Incident: Medical research group Harry Perkins Institute investigates major cyber security breach | ABC News Australia
Australian Medical Ransomware Attack, 3 July 2024
The Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research in Perth is investigating a major cyber security incident
Medusa ransomware gang claims to have more than four terabytes of internal video camera footage.
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The Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research in Perth is investigating a major cyber security incident.
The institute confirmed it had identified a “cyber incident impacting our internal servers”.
In a statement, the institute’s spokesperson said it had immediately engaged experts and advisers in cyber security to “guide our response” and “re-establish secure network access to our facilities”.
The institute was taking steps to work with law enforcement and privacy regulators.
Medusa is demanding a US$500,000 ransom, though it is willing to sell the data to anyone for a similar price. A countdown on the site points to a ransom deadline of around 12 July, though that date can be extended for a payment of US$10,000. The gang made the claim in a post on its darkweb leak site, saying that “4.6TB of internal building carmera [sic] recordings have been uploaded”.
