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Hollywood Hospital Hit By Ransomware Attack, FBI Investigates
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SergeD7247
SergeD7247,
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2/17/2016 | 10:14:59 PM
Re: Non-malicious
This guy needs to get some knowledge on the cyber security topics. Or just fire him. It's random not malicious?
RyanSepe
RyanSepe,
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2/17/2016 | 7:43:48 AM
Non-malicious
The CEO depicts this attack as non-malicious. I don't know from what perspective that is, I would think any cyber attack meant at extorting money from an organization as malicious.

Maybe a reference to lack of interest in the extraction of personal data, not sure.
RyanSepe
RyanSepe,
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2/17/2016 | 7:40:58 AM
Recourse?
Was there any information on how the hospital handled retrieving their records?


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