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https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/ransomware-ryuk-ontario-hospitals-1.5308180 Hackers have crippled the computer systems of three Ontario hospitals in recent weeks, prompting concern about the type of malicious software used and whether more facilities may be at risk.
The malware, known as "Ryuk," attacks computer networks but remains invisible to average users for weeks or months. During that time, it collects information about the organization and its perceived ability to pay a ransom.
Ryuk then locks files, demanding the network owner pay a sum of money to make them accessible again.
The criminals behind the attack "will learn how you operate from A to Z… then they'll hit you," Zohar Pinhasi, a Florida-based cyber counterterrorism expert told CBC News. He said it's likely other Canadian hospitals are affected and haven't yet detected it.
"If you get hit by them, it would be devastating."