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Hacking Group Claims Major Hack of Novo Nordisk and Attempted $25M Extortion
A cyber extortion group claimed on Tuesday to have stolen more than a terabyte of data from pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk and said it is exploring selling parts of the data after unsuccessfully demanding $25 million from the company. FulcrumSec, …
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According to Insurance Journal’s source item, Hacking Group Claims Major Hack of Novo Nordisk and Attempted $25M Extortion, A cyber extortion group claimed on Tuesday to have stolen more than a terabyte of data from pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk and said it is exploring selling parts of the data after unsuccessfully demanding $25 million from the company. FulcrumSec, …
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- Hacking Group Claims Major Hack of Novo Nordisk and Attempted $25M ExtortionInsurance Journal - 2026-06-17T05:30:25+00:00
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