Here are five things to know:
1. Hollywood (Calif.) Presbyterian Medical Center suffered a data breach earlier this month and paid nearly $17,000 to obtain access to their medical files.
2. Lukas Hospital in Neuss, Germany, was breached, although the hospital has not yet received a “concrete demand for money.”
3. Lukas Hospital reported the ransomware attack to the State Criminal Investigation Office.
4. In the wake of the data breach, Lukas Hospital has reverted to using pen and paper as well as fax machines to share patients’ medical records. This method has slowed down hospital operations.
5. Lukas Hospital has not paid the ransom, and a hospital spokesperson said it will take weeks until all the systems are back to running smoothly.
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