OSAKA A major hospital here suspended routine medical services after a ransomware cyberattack shut down the facility’s electronic medical record system, officials said on Oct. 31.
A Russia-based hacker group has claimed a Japanese hospital paid $30,000 to regain access to electronic medical records that were encrypted in a ransomware attack last October, causing major disruption to the medical institution s operations.
A Russia-based hacker group has claimed a Japanese hospital paid $30,000 to regain access to electronic medical records that were encrypted in a ransomware attack last October, causing major disruption to the medical institution's operations. The town of Tsurugi, Tokushima Prefecture, which runs the targeted Handa Hospital, has denied paying…
A cyberattack on a hospital in Tokushima Prefecture in October occurred after a company disabled anti-virus software on the hospital s computers, according to a report published on June 7.