Lives On The Line - Ransomware Virus Strikes US Hospitals!

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This is a nightmare! Ransomware virus hits US hospitals.

I used to work in an emergency room. I honestly cannot imagine coping with this as the ambulances bring cardiac patients in. We are going to suffer from this one.


Major corporations across the world have been hit by a wave of ransomware attacks that encrypt computers and then demand that users pay $300 to a bitcoin address to restore access.

While countries across Europe — the United Kingdom, Ukraine, Spain and France, to name a few — were hit hardest by the outbreak, the virus has now spread to the United States.
Today, one of the largest drug makers in the U.S., Merck, reported being infected by the malware, as did the multinational law firm DLA Piper, which counts more than 20 offices in the U.S.

Last Edited by Mountain Woman on 06/28/2017 01:47 AM