Hackers insist they have “morals” after hospital cyberattack and offer victims $2,500
A hacker group has apologized for allegedly carrying out a cyberattack on a New Mexico hospital, insisting it has “morals” while offering affected…
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| Factor | Weight | Score | Contribution | Where it came from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corroborationleads | 0.35 | 0.39 | +0.135 44% | 1 independent org on the story. Tier-3 aggregators never corroborate — they can show something is circulating, never that it is true. |
| Source trust | 0.25 | 0.33 | +0.083 27% | Dexerto is the highest-trust source on this story. Trust is taken from the best source, not averaged. |
| Pickup rate | 0.20 | 0.00 | +0.000 0% | One counted organisation, so there is no spread to measure — nothing has picked this up to set a rate. |
| Freshness | 0.20 | 0.46 | +0.091 29% | Halves every 10 hours from the newest item on the story. This is the only factor that rewards a story for nothing more than being recent. |
Corroboration counts distinct organisations, once each, and only from tiers 1 and 2. Freshness halves every 10 hours, so this ranking is a snapshot and will differ at the next build.
What happened
A hacker group has apologized for allegedly carrying out a cyberattack on a New Mexico hospital, insisting it has “morals” while offering affected patients up to $2,500 each.
How this story arrived
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