12 Days In, Ransomware Attack on Healthcare System Continues
A ransomware attack against one of San Diego's main healthcare systems has lasted for 12 days so far, resulting in lab test delays and forcing doctors and nurses to use pen and paper.
A ransomware attack against one of San Diego's main healthcare systems has lasted for 12 days so far, resulting in lab test delays and forcing doctors and nurses to use pen and paper.
A ransomware attack late last week took down a major U.S. pipeline but the company says its making incremental progress bringing things back online.
The FBI provided technical details on the ransomware strain along with indicators of compromise and domains associated with its activity on Tuesday.
Restoring its IT infrastructure as quickly as possible required a significant labor expense, both internal and external.
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In a recent FBI note the agency outlined how DoppelPaymer ransomware attacks have impacted critical infrastructure - and the lengths the attackers have gone to get paid.
Not only is the average ransom payment going up, so are cases in which the attackers threaten to release a company's stolen data.
The full scope of the incident isn't yet known but as a result, facilities across the U.S. have been left without access to computer systems.
The parent company of some of the biggest names in liquor, including Jack Daniel's, was hit by ransomware, allowing attackers to steal 1 TB of data.