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“A Gold Coast, Australia medical practice has been held to ransom by a group of Russian hackers. The hackers encrypted the practice’s patient database, rendering it unusable until decrypted. The hackers have asked for the fairly low sum of $4,000, ABC News reports, noting that scammers tend to go for a low-yield, high-volume approach to increase their chances of a payout. The practice in question is Miami Family Medical Centre, whose co-owner David Wood believed that anti-virus software was enough of a protection against intrusion and other security threats.”

December 10, 2012 · 11:05 am · 43 notes « Prev  Next »