There was a point 8 years ago when attacking hospitals was too much for ransomware practitioners.

After the Hollywood Presbyterian ransomware attack in 2016, the majority condemned it on criminal forums. One reported quote:

"from the bottom of my heart, I sincerely wish that the mothers of all ransomware distributors end up in the hospital, and that the computer responsible for the resuscitation machine gets infected with [the ransomware]"

How Ransomware has become an ‘Ethical’ Dilemma in the Eastern European Underground

Researchers from Anomali and Flashpoint observed that ransomware has become a nuanced ethical dilemma among Eastern European cybercriminals.

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Hackers split on 'ethics' of ransomware attacks on hospitals

Ransomware might be lucrative for some cybercriminals, but there are those who condemn holding hospitals to ransom.

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