US Marin Community Clinics Jun 2019 Malware Attack (Q10138)
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A data breach risk event
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US Marin Community Clinics Jun 2019 Malware Attack
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June 2019
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Marin Community Clinics was able to resume use of its computer system Friday night after being hit by a ransomware attack between 9 a.m. and 10 p.m. Wednesday. Were not totally out of the woods, but were feeling good because weve had the system up three days now. said Mitesh Popat, the clinics CEO. There is always reinfection risk hanging over your head. Were trying to play it super safe and super cautious. Unidentified hackers somehow managed to encrypt the clinics data and demanded a ransom to decrypt it. Typically, to be successful ransomware requires some form of user interaction, such as a user opening an attachment to an email and clicking on a malicious link. Popat, however, said the ransomware used in the attack, known as Sodinokibi, gained access through a computer server. It was (English)
