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Ransomware forces Michigan medical practice to close shop

Ransomware locked up the systems at Brookside ENT and Hearing Center in Battle Creek, Michigan. Hackers demanded $6,500 for decryption keys, but doctors refused to pay the ransom. Instead, they closed the clinic and the FBI has been called in to investigate. A 13-year-old patient whose mother is devastated that her daughters medical records are gone. The girl is scheduled for a follow-up after an infection post-surgery. “Im going to have to start all over again, they dont know all of what happened during the surgery.”]

Source: https://www.bitdefender.com/blog/hotforsecurity/ransomware-forces-michigan-medical-practice-to-close-shop/

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