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LiberalArkie

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5. What has been happening is a computer picks up a trojan (might I add usually an executive) or high

Reply to steve2470 (Original post)

Thu Feb 18, 2016, 01:55 PM

Feb 2016

management that when plugged into the corporate lan injects the trojan. The trojan/virus/ whatever you want to call it starts encryption of all the data. The "hackers" wait sometimes months or years. The servers keep doing backups but the backups are all encrypted thus useless.

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This LA hospital�s computers weren�t backed up? DR fail made �ransomware� pay [View all] steve2470 Feb 2016 OP

Still, 17k is a lot less than the original demands. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Feb 2016 #1

Remind me never to get sick... joeybee12 Feb 2016 #2

This is why the cloud is a good thing. Local backups are not good enough. Rex Feb 2016 #3

I am sure the hackers got in through a "BackDoor" awake Feb 2016 #4

All they do is create an email with a payload or link Sam_Fields Feb 2016 #6

What has been happening is a computer picks up a trojan (might I add usually an executive) or high LiberalArkie Feb 2016 #5

I don't think that is what happened here Egnever Feb 2016 #7

Well if you are a 24/365 business and your last good backup (before the trojan hit) is 1 week old, LiberalArkie Feb 2016 #10

Who are the dumbfucks running that hospital's IT department? backscatter712 Feb 2016 #8

It's real simple, hospitals want to maximize profits. dilby Feb 2016 #11

I dont think that is the case here Egnever Feb 2016 #12

Makes sense. Nt Logical Feb 2016 #14

Sounds like the director's desperately trying to cover his ass. backscatter712 Feb 2016 #15

Including all workstations that connect to it,? Egnever Feb 2016 #16

All the data should have been on the servers. backscatter712 Feb 2016 #17

At most of the companies I worked at, all did regular backups... JustABozoOnThisBus Feb 2016 #9

The HIPAA implications for this hospital are enormous. The fines could be colossal. WillowTree Feb 2016 #13

The fines should be colossal. There's no excuse for this. n/t backscatter712 Feb 2016 #18

Blame the victim much? NobodyHere Feb 2016 #19

Their IT department should have been prepared for this. backscatter712 Feb 2016 #21

Sounds like the prevention costs more than the cure in this case. NobodyHere Feb 2016 #22

This is vital data. Confidential patient data, and if it gets fucked up, people die. backscatter712 Feb 2016 #25

I blame the hospital for lousy computer security. hobbit709 Feb 2016 #23

How bout blaming the hackers? NobodyHere Feb 2016 #24

Hackers wouldn't have been able to get in if there was decent security. hobbit709 Feb 2016 #26

Someone on an earlier post said the backups were likely contaminated too if the RKP5637 Feb 2016 #27

It all depends... backscatter712 Feb 2016 #28

There's only so much you can do about the hackers. backscatter712 Feb 2016 #30

I thought it was PEBKAC backscatter712 Feb 2016 #29

Perhaps they never really tested what they bought. dembotoz Feb 2016 #20

Ars Technica article and comments: Hospital pays $17k for ransomware crypto key steve2470 Feb 2016 #31