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In reply to the discussion: This LA hospital’s computers weren’t backed up? DR fail made “ransomware” pay [View all]steve2470
(37,481 posts)31. Ars Technica article and comments: Hospital pays $17k for ransomware crypto key
http://arstechnica.com/security/2016/02/hospital-pays-17k-for-ransomware-crypto-key/
Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center, the Los Angeles hospital held hostage by crypto-ransomware, has opted to pay a ransom of 40 bitcoinsthe equivalent of $17,000to the group that locked down access to the hospital's electronic medical records system and other computer systems. The decision came 10 days after the hospital lost access to patient records.
"HPMC has restored its EMR on Monday, February 15th," President and CEO of Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center Allen Stefanek wrote in a statement published by the hospital late Wednesday. "All clinical operations are utilizing the EMR system. All systems currently in use were cleared of the malware and thoroughly tested. We continue to work with our team of experts to understand more about this event."
The first signs of trouble at HPMC came on February 5, when hospital employees reported being unable to get onto the hospital's network. "Our IT department began an immediate investigation and determined we had been subject to a malware attack," Stefanek wrote. "The malware locked access to certain computer systems and prevented us from sharing communications electronically."
"Law enforcement was immediately notified. Computer experts immediately began assisting us in determining the outside source of the issue and bringing our systems back online," the statement said.
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NO ACCESS TO PATIENT RECORDS FOR TEN DAYS ???!!!! If this CEO and IT director keep their jobs, it will be a miracle.
Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center, the Los Angeles hospital held hostage by crypto-ransomware, has opted to pay a ransom of 40 bitcoinsthe equivalent of $17,000to the group that locked down access to the hospital's electronic medical records system and other computer systems. The decision came 10 days after the hospital lost access to patient records.
"HPMC has restored its EMR on Monday, February 15th," President and CEO of Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center Allen Stefanek wrote in a statement published by the hospital late Wednesday. "All clinical operations are utilizing the EMR system. All systems currently in use were cleared of the malware and thoroughly tested. We continue to work with our team of experts to understand more about this event."
The first signs of trouble at HPMC came on February 5, when hospital employees reported being unable to get onto the hospital's network. "Our IT department began an immediate investigation and determined we had been subject to a malware attack," Stefanek wrote. "The malware locked access to certain computer systems and prevented us from sharing communications electronically."
"Law enforcement was immediately notified. Computer experts immediately began assisting us in determining the outside source of the issue and bringing our systems back online," the statement said.
more at link
NO ACCESS TO PATIENT RECORDS FOR TEN DAYS ???!!!! If this CEO and IT director keep their jobs, it will be a miracle.
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This LA hospital’s computers weren’t backed up? DR fail made “ransomware” pay [View all]
steve2470
Feb 2016
OP
What has been happening is a computer picks up a trojan (might I add usually an executive) or high
LiberalArkie
Feb 2016
#5
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
The HIPAA implications for this hospital are enormous. The fines could be colossal.
WillowTree
Feb 2016
#13
This is vital data. Confidential patient data, and if it gets fucked up, people die.
backscatter712
Feb 2016
#25
Someone on an earlier post said the backups were likely contaminated too if the
RKP5637
Feb 2016
#27
Ars Technica article and comments: Hospital pays $17k for ransomware crypto key
steve2470
Feb 2016
#31