On September 20, eResearch Technology (ERT) was attacked, this company specializes in clinical services, they collect, analyze, and distribute electronic patient-reported outcomes. Many companies were using this technology to track clinical trials on Covid-19 treatments. Due to the attack, the researchers had to revert to pen and paper, to track the outcomes and caused delays in trials conducted. Other healthcare companies affected by ransomware attacks are IQVIA(hired to assist AstraZeneca’s COVID Vaccine Trials) and Bristol-Myers Squibb(Drug manufacturers). Since then, the company has taken its systems offline and the incident has been reported to the FBI. However, the perpetrators have not even linked yet, and there isn’t conclusive information about whether or not the ransom was met, or how much they asked for.
https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/ransomware-disrupts-covid19/
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