Cyber-crime increasingly coming with threats of physical violence
While hackers used to sneak into computer systems, intimidation of staff is now more common.
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"It's always been here in the background, but it's becoming more of a reality, slowly inching its way up."
— Tim Beasley , Executive
"So they were calling into the hospital… and asking for nurses by their name, and then talking to them and telling them that they knew where they lived."
— Zac Warren , Executive
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While hackers used to sneak into computer systems, intimidation of staff is now more common.
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