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Should hospitals pay up when it comes to ransomware?

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Apr

2016

Ransomware has become a major threat to the U.S. healthcare industry this year. The high-profile attacks that involved Hollywood Presbyterian Hospital in Los Angeles, MedStar Health in Washington, D.C., and other healthcare systems are just the tip of the iceberg. Over half of hospitals surveyed recently by HIMSS Analytics and Healthcare IT News said they […]

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Ransomware takes millions, baffles law enforcement

22

Feb

2016

A California hospital this week paid a $17,000 ransom to free its computers from a hacker’s virus, thrusting a little-known but wildly lucrative cyber scheme into the limelight. Cyber criminals have extorted hundreds of millions from victims using these attacks, yet the technique has baffled law enforcement and received little attention on Capitol Hill. On […]

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Hollywood hospital’s systems held hostage by hackers

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Feb

2016

The Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center, an “acute-care facility” located in Los Angeles, has had its computer systems compromised by hackers. The attackers are asking for 9,000 Bitcoin (approximately $3.6 million) in exchange for giving the hospital access to the systems again. The LA police, the FBI and a computer forensics firm have been called in […]

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