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News Article - Oshawa hospital among thousands of global 'ransomware' cyberattack victims

5/14/2017

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​A hospital in Oshawa is among the tens of thousands of victims of an unprecedented "ransomware" cyberattack that's hit 150 countries in recent days.  Lakeridge Health — one of Ontario's largest community hospitals — said it appeared the ransomware threatened its computer system, but a spokesman said the facility's system was able to deflect the attack.

"Our antivirus software contained the attack and so while we've had to reset some of our systems we weren't affected in the same way that other places were," said Lloyd Rang. "Patient care wasn't affected and neither were any medical records or health records breached in any way."

Read the full CBC news story:
http://www.cbc.ca/1.4114758
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