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A $480-million proposed class action lawsuit has been filed against the five Ontario hospitals hit by a recent ransomware attack — and the IT company that services them.
Forbid ransomware payments, says a Canadian hospital. Welcome to Cyber Security Today. It's Monday, November 20th, 2023. I'm Howard Solomon, contributing reporter on cybersecurity for ITWorldCanada.com and TechNewsday.com in the U.S. The CEO of one of five southwestern Ontario hospitals hit by a ransomware attack says Canadian governments should forbid cyber attack victims from paying
Six days after being asked for comment, the government of Ontario is still considering a public response to recent cyber attacks on hospitals in the province. Last week, an IT World Canada reporter asked for comment from the Ministry of Public and Business Service Delivery on the ransomware attack on five southwestern Ontario hospitals that
Brown-John: On hospitals and lousy cyber criminals
The five southwestern Ontario hospitals and their shared services provider hit by ransomware won't be able to restore full IT services -- including rebuilding the IT network -- for over a month, if not longer, according to a statement from the affected institutions. In fact, crucial medical charting of patients won't be restored until mid-December,