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French hospital CHC-SV refuses to pay LockBit extortion demand

ID: 567af3ef-80eb-5222-aa1e-62dc87a672f2

STIX ID: report--567af3ef-80eb-5222-aa1e-62dc87a672f2

Feed Name: Bleeping Computer

Threat Score
75/100

Date Published: 2024-05-01

Date Updated: 2026-04-20

Author: Bill Toulas

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The Hôpital de Cannes - Simone Veil in France suffered a LockBit 3.0 ransomware attack that forced computers offline and led to postponed non-emergency procedures; the hospital received a ransom demand, refused to pay, reported the demand to law enforcement and ANSSI, and the attackers added the hospital to their data-leak site threatening to publish stolen files. The report notes LockBit's recent disruption by law enforcement and its rapid resurgence with new leak sites and encryptors.

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