A month after a hospital in Hollywood was shut down by a ransomware infection that encrypted all the files on its computers and computer-controlled instruments and systems, another hospital, this one in Kentucky, has suffered a similar fate.
The hacker who stole Hollywood Presbyterian asked for $3.6 million, but settled for a piddling $17,000 (40 bitcoin), presumably after they realized that their random infectious agent had kidnapped a giant, high-profile institution that would be able to motivate serious law-enforcement investigations that would move ever-closer to their true identity the longer the ransom negotiations continued.
Henderson, Kentucky’s Methodist Hospital has declared an “Internal State of Emergency,” having been shut down by a piece of ransomware called “Locky.” The hospital’s spokeslawyer, David Park, said that they’re addressing the ransomware attack using plans designed to help the hospital weather a tornado or other natural disaster.
The attackers are only asking for $1,600 (4 bitcoin) to unlock the hospital’s files. For the full article click here
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