“They lost my blood work and I couldn’t get my appointment back.“; “My mom is waiting for the results of a very important biopsy” ; “My father could not make an appointment with his oncologist”… Many tragic messages on social networks testify to the grief of Costa Ricans. For 5 million inhabitants, it is impossible to collect prescriptions, make an appointment with a specialist. All services associated with the Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS) remain severely disrupted following a May 31 cyber attack on the institution.
That night, ransomware, a malicious software that encrypts servers and blocks access to data, penetrated all computer systems at the facility. Little-known crime group Hive claimed responsibility for the attack. To regain access to these sensitive health files, they demanded a ransom in exchange for a key to recover the stolen data…
Source: Le Figaro
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