Emsisoft and Coveware have announced that they will be offering their ransomware decryption and negotiation services for free to healthcare providers during the Coronavirus outbreak. With medical facilities, hospitals, and labs already being over capacity and employees working in stressful and dangerous environments, they need all the help they can get. Some online threat groups and ransomware operators see this as an optimal time to launch attacks on these organizations when they are at their most vulnerable. This is shown in recent attacks against the United States Health and Human Services Department’s HHS.gov site, Illinois Champaign County Public Health Department, and the University Hospital Brno in the Czech Republic.
Source: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/emsisoft-coveware-offer-free-ransomware-help-during-coronavirus-outbreak/