Vermont hospital says cyberattack was ransomware
December 23, 2020 GMT
BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — A Vermont-based hospital network is now saying a cyberattack that crippled its computer systems in October was ransomware.
While the Burlington-based University of Vermont Health Network, which serves hospitals in Vermont and upstate New York, had said its systems were attacked on Oct. 28, officials had not confirmed the attack that disabled the system’s 600 applications was ransomware.
On Tuesday, hospital officials said its information technology workers found a file directing them to contact the attackers if they wanted their systems restored, but it did not contain a request for money.