Hospital Data Being Held for Ransom by Hackers Will Be a 2016 Epidemic, Expert Warns

Hospital Data Being Held for Ransom by Hackers Will Be a 2016 Epidemic, Expert Warns
Computer cables are plugged in a server room on Nov. 10, 2014 in New York City. There may be an epidemic of hackers breaching hospitals and taking their networks hostage in 2016, experts warn. Michael Bocchieri/Getty Images
Joshua Philipp
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Hackers breached hospital computers at the Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center on Feb. 5, making them unusable, and demanded payment to unlock the computers.

Not wanting to take the risk, the hospital agreed to pay close to $17,000 worth in bitcoin. According to The Associated Press, hospital CEO Allen Stefanek said it was done “in the best interest of restoring normal operations.”

The FBI is now allegedly investigating the breach, and the case has made national headlines.

According to James Scott, co-founder of the Institute for Critical Infrastructure Technology, however, the breach may just be a small taste of what’s to come.

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Joshua Philipp
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Joshua Philipp is senior investigative reporter and host of “Crossroads” at The Epoch Times. As an award-winning journalist and documentary filmmaker, his works include "The Real Story of January 6" (2022), "The Final War: The 100 Year Plot to Defeat America" (2022), and "Tracking Down the Origin of Wuhan Coronavirus" (2020).
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