Florida Heart Associates recovering from ransomware hack
A massive data hack at a Southwest Florida heart treatment center is making it difficult for patients to get their medication and see a doctor.
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CAPE CORAL, FLA â Cybersecurity experts, like Florida Gulf Coast University s Eugene Hoyt, say hacking is on the rise. It s a serious uptick right now, he said, So it s not just the large government agencies being hacked, you re having local government s being hacked and all the way down to individuals.
And one of the more popular types being used is ransomware. Basically trying to get you to click on links that look legit to gain access to your computer, he said.
Naples Daily News
Two Southwest Florida utilities said they use remote access in their computer systems at water treatment plants but have security measures in place to protect water supplies from events like what happened in Oldsmar last month.
Bonita Springs Utilities and Marco Island told the Daily News they have remote access to their computer systems, a vulnerability cited when the Oldsmar water plant was hacked. BSU has in place certain protocols that make an attack like Oldsmar less likely, BSU spokeswoman Jennifer Hamilton said in an email.
Hamilton said remote access for BSU is limited to approved vendors and staff access through secure firewall configurations.