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The ubiquity and anonymity of cryptocurrencies are fueling economic, legal and ethical challenges that put healthcare entities in the crosshairs of cybercriminals, said David Hoffman, general counsel of Claxton-Hepburn Medical Center, which recently filed a lawsuit against ransomware gang LockBit.
“I’m frankly enraged that as a global society we have endorsed and, in fact, promoted the availability of anonymity in cyber currency transactions,” he said in an interview with Information Security Media Group.
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