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The ALPHV ransomware operators have gotten creative with their extortion tactic and, in at least one case, created a replica of the victim's site to publish stolen data on it. As a deviation from the usual process, the hackers decided to also leak the data on a site that mimics the victim's as far as the appearance and the domain name go.

The LockBit ransomware gang has released a free decryptor for the Hospital for Sick Children, saying one of its members violated rules by attacking the healthcare organization. On December 18th, the hospital suffered a ransomware attack that impacted internal and corporate systems, hospital phone lines, and the website.