SickKids acknowledged Sunday it was aware of the statement and says it was consulting experts to "validate and assess the use of the decryptor," adding it has not made a ransom payment.delayed lab and imaging results, knocked out phone lines and shut down the staff payroll system.
It says 60 per cent of its priority systems have since been brought back online and restoration efforts are "progressing well". Cybersecurity experts say even if SickKids decides to use a decryptor, they face the often lengthy and costly task of fully restoring the systems and potentially rebuilding their cybersecurity architecture to prevent another attack.
Source: Healthcare Press (healthcarepress.net)
Why? The real issue is the piss poor, and pathetic state of standards Ontario has for data control, security, protection, privacy, and our general lack of caring about protecting systems. Health Care will still use fax instead of email because fax is MORE secure..... ya.....
To hack a hospital let alone a children’s hospital you have to be the scum of the earth.
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