Thu. 10/29 – Troubling Ransomware Attacks On Hospitals

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🗓️ 29 October 2020

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Tech Meme Right Home for Thursday, October 29th, 2020.
0:08.0	I'm Brian McCullough. Today, major warnings about a rash of ransomware attacks on U.S hospitals.
0:14.4	The new AMD chips, I promised you yesterday.
0:18.1	More consolidation news in the chip industry.
0:20.9	Can I introduce you to Quantum Computing as a service and a reminder that as
0:24.8	Hollywood moves to streaming first, you don't own anything. Here's what you
0:29.4	miss today in the world of tech. Remember about a year ago when we were on the ransomware beat several times in a row after several high-profile cases involving
0:42.0	ransomware and municipalities
0:43.7	happened several times in a row.
0:45.6	Yeah, well, as tends to happen in this space,
0:48.4	things have evolved a bit.
0:50.1	Cybersecurity experts believe the FBI is actively investigating
0:54.3	Ryuk ransomware attacks on more than two dozen US hospitals
0:58.8	and officials are apparently warning hospitals to back up their systems to be safe, quoting Reuters.
1:04.1	The FBI is investigating the recent attacks which include incidents in Oregon, California, and New York,
1:09.4	made public just this week, according to three cybersecurity consultants familiar with the matter.
1:13.4	A doctor at one hospital told Reuters that the facility was functioning on paper after an attack
1:19.1	and unable to transfer patients because the nearest alternative was an hour away.
1:24.3	The doctor declined to be named because staff were not authorized to speak with reporters.
1:28.8	We can still watch vitals and getting imaging done, but all results are being communicated via paper only, the doctor said.
1:35.6	Staff could see historic records but not update those files.
1:39.3	Experts said the likely group behind the attack was known as Wizard Spider or UNC 1878.
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