Ransomware is a negative type of system that is designed to attack computer systems for information in exchange for monetary value. Ransomware takes people’s personal data and threatens to publish this information, as well as sensitive information, and hopes that victims will pay them to not post this information. Ransomware is a popular topic, especially in the hospital world. Hospitals are meant to always keep up-to-date information/records for all of their patients at all times. This includes social security info, payment, phone numbers, and more. Ransomware targets hospitals because of the records they have, and because they are most likely up to date at all times. Personally, if I was a criminal this is definitely a smart place to target. Because of this information being up to date at all times, then it means if they are to successfully access this information, there is a higher chance of them being able to obtain accurate information to use. Below is a snippet from an article I found about ransomware in a hospital that I found super intriguing as well:
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