Hospital Pays Hackers in Bitcoins to Gain Back Access to Computer Network
Hollywood Presbyterian Hospital said the ransom was 40 bitcoins, or about $17,000.
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State Dept Condemns Russian Airstrikes on Hospitals
Russia denies conducting the airstrikes, but they did happen and people died. Photo by Pavel Vanka
Continue ReadingDoctors Without Borders Hospital didn’t have Medical Flags or Identification
A good write-up on the Doctors Without Borders hospital airstrike, where the hospital didn’t fly recognized international medical colors and may have contributed to the airstrike. But, it also detailed how the hospital did not want to become a target of the Taliban for flying such flags or insignia.
Continue ReadingAfghanistan Hospital Attack was Called In by Afghan Allies, U.S. says
As the Washington Examiner reported: The airstrike that struck the hospital in Afghanistan on Saturday, killing 22 people, was not called in by U.S. troops, the general in charge of U.S. forces in Afghanistan said Monday. Afghan forces in the northern Afghan city of Kunduz came under fire and requested support from a U.S. AC-130 […]
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2/18/2016 - Hospital Pays Hackers in Bitcoins to Gain Back Access to Computer Network
2/16/2016 - State Dept Condemns Russian Airstrikes on Hospitals
October 2015
10/12/2015 - Doctors Without Borders Hospital didn’t have Medical Flags or Identification
10/5/2015 - Afghanistan Hospital Attack was Called In by Afghan Allies, U.S. says