Ransomware attack on Scripps

[Charlie Marlow]

Seriously? Gosh son, your life saving surgery will have to wait a while I guess

 

[egaRdeR]

Seriously? Gosh son, your life saving surgery will have to wait a while I guess

It is honestly a bit scary how poor the cyber security is in some very critical companies.

 

[Suhrreal]

It is honestly a bit scary how poor the cyber security is in some very critical companies.

Bitcoin and decentralized crypto facilitates this kind of criminal activity.

 

[The_Glove_Man]

Can't get much more despicable than targeting hospitals during a pandemic.

Hospitals hit with ransomware attacks as FBI warns of escalating threat to healthcare

Federal agencies warn that cybercriminals are escalating their extortion attempts against the healthcare sector even as hospitals are facing a nationwide surge in COVID-19 cases. | Federal agencies warn that cybercriminals are escalating their extortion attempts against the healthcare sector...

www.fiercehealthcare.com

 

[EriktheRed]

Can't get much more despicable than targeting hospitals during a pandemic.

Hospitals hit with ransomware attacks as FBI warns of escalating threat to healthcare

Federal agencies warn that cybercriminals are escalating their extortion attempts against the healthcare sector even as hospitals are facing a nationwide surge in COVID-19 cases. | Federal agencies warn that cybercriminals are escalating their extortion attempts against the healthcare sector...

www.fiercehealthcare.com

If you target a hospital for ransomware you should get the death penalty. You could kill multiple people easily by impacting the systems.

 

[egaRdeR]

If you target a hospital for ransomware you should get the death penalty. You could kill multiple people easily by impacting the systems.

Good luck finding or prosecuting them. It is likely some network of 18 year olds in Russia or Asia somewhere.

 

[drubendall]

If you target a hospital for ransomware you should get the death penalty. You could kill multiple people easily by impacting the systems.

I would vote for that. Problem is they are in Russia and China primarily.

 

[jmliehr]

It is honestly a bit scary how poor the cyber security is in some very critical companies.

Even the best systems fail at the lowest common denominator, the humans running those.

 

[Charlie Marlow]

Yeah, his surgery is officially postponed and I’m in an airport wondering what the hell am I supposed to do now? Fun times

 

[egaRdeR]

Yeah, his surgery is officially postponed and I’m in an airport wondering what the hell am I supposed to do now? Fun times

Man, I am sorry to heat that. I didn't get you were talking about a real life experience in your OP.

Hoping you get it all worked out quickly.

 

[EriktheRed]

Good luck finding or prosecuting them. It is likely some network of 18 year olds in Russia or Asia somewhere.

Free surgery for castration with no pain killer.

 

[egaRdeR]

Free surgery for castration with no pain killer.

Maybe put their junk in a vice until they can break the ransom code or they pony up bitcoins.

 

[RedMyMind]

Maybe put their junk in a vice until they can break the ransom code or they pony up bitcoins.

Sounds like a plot for a Saw movie

 

[Charlie Marlow]

Scripps hired someone to get to the bottom of it

 

[Charlie Marlow]

Chose to rebuild it instead of paying the ransom. Everything pretty much back up to speed now.