Ransomware payments have skyrocketed in recent years, US government data shows, as many groups have adopted a type of double extortion. In addition to encrypting files and demanding money, they also are stealing private troves of data and threatening to release it if their demands aren’t met. — Image by pressfoto on Freepik
Cyberattackers have crippled systems at one of India’s most prominent hospitals for a week, forcing the institution to operate a raft of key medical services and labs manually.
The All India Institute of Medical Sciences – a hospital that’s traditionally treated the country’s top politicians – has succumbed to a ransomware attack that’s shut down centralised records since Nov 23, the institution said in a statement.
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