Costa Rica: Ransomware emergency paralyzes healthcare system
Around three weeks after the declaration of a national emergency due to a ransomware attack in Costa Rica, the country's health sector is suffering serious damage: All computer systems in Costa Rica's public health network (Costa Rican Social Security Fund) are now offline after they went offline on Tuesday hit by a ransomware attack. Here is an expert commentary from Grant Geyer, Chief Product Officer at Claroty, specialist in cyber-physical systems (CPS) security for industry, healthcare and enterprise. Cyber Criminals Shut Down Hospitals “Unfortunately, the Hive ransomware attack on Costa Rica's healthcare facilities demonstrates the moral emptiness of cyber criminals….