Hospital network hijacked, hackers demand 9,000 bitcoins

NetEase Technology News, February 16 , according to foreign media theverge , a hospital in Los Angeles suffered a cyber attack and the hospital network was hijacked by ransomware. Currently, the hacker is asking the hospital for 9,000 bitcoins (currently priced at about 3.6 million US dollars) to unlock the network.

Since the hospital asked the hospital staff and management to keep it confidential, the specific details are not yet known. The hospital center has asked the Los Angeles Police Department, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and a cybersecurity company for assistance in investigating the incident. Hackers infected a computer in the local area network with ransomware, which in turn affected other computers. The hospital's network is currently paralyzed.

Currently, the hospital has returned to the pre-computer age, using pen and paper to prescribe and record medical conditions, and using fax to communicate with other departments. In addition, because the email server is inaccessible, patients need to go to the hospital in person to get the test results. This situation has lasted for half a month, and the hospital has not compromised with the hackers.