Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans
A Burnsville dental office has fallen victim to two costly cyber attacks in the last week. However, instead of having their bankaccounts robbed, the hackers demanded they pay a “cyber ransom” after blocking the office’s access to its own patient database. The first ransom demand was on July 8, when $1,000 was demanded, followed by another demand for $600 on July 12. Dr. Lloyd Wallin runs the clinic being targeted. And just recently, to comply with a State of Minnesota mandate, he traded in his paper filing system for an electronic one. “All of this stuff together cost us over $70,000,” Wallin said of his new twice-compromised system. “It bothers me that the state made us go into this and they have no provision to protect us from hackers.” Wallin, who is in his seventies and has been practicing dentistry for decades, admits computers aren’t his strong suit and is frustrated with the breaches. “We had no access, we didn’t know the patients who were coming in, we couldn’t take x-rays, everything was shut down,” he said. Cyber security attorney Sean Harrington says the number one prevention tactic would be two entirely separate computer systems, a fix he admits would […]
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