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Hollywood Hospital Succumbs to Hacker Shakedown

2016-02-19 20:16:51| TechNewsWorld

Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center on Wednesday announced that it paid approximately $17,000 to resume normal operations after digital extortionists knocked its computer systems offline. The Los Angeles hospital discovered its computer network infected with ransomware earlier this month. After paying the ransom, the hospital was able to bring its electronic medical record system online.

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