On: Hackers threaten to leak plastic surgery pictures

[xxs]

That's UK, no HIPPA per se. Funny enough, the infamous GDPR applies and data leaks are quite punishable.

The Hospital Group is in a quite bad position: 1) the blackmail, in no definition that's ransom. 2) The data leak has to be reported and potentially they will get fined by the state.

As for taking regulation seriously, I guess it does depend on the industry. Where I work GDPR and regulatory breaches are treated more seriously than downtime.

[lotsofpulp → xxs]

I assume UK business won’t have to worry about GDPR for clients in the UK going forward due to Brexit?

[xxs → lotsofpulp]

Not really. The UK has its own[0].

[0]: https://www.gov.uk/data-protection