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May 15, 2017 08:58 pm GMT
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It's time to take your medicine and stop WannaCry ransomware in its tracks
Hackers attacked a hospital system with ransomware and demanded $17,000 in bitcoin payment.
This was not part of the potentially deadly Global WannaCry Ransomware attack that slammed Britain's National Health Services (NHS) on Friday. It took place over a year ago, and the target was Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center in Los Angeles.
Like the NHS, Hollywood Presbyterian chose to pay the ransom so they could quickly regain control of their antiquated systems.
Ransomware attacks have been on the rise for more than a year and, according to Jonathan Penn, Avast Security's director of strategy, WannaCry could be "just one wave in a very long series." Read more...
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