Security News > 2020 > September > Woman dies after hospital is unable to treat her during crippling ransomware infection, cops launch probe

A woman in Germany died after a ransomware infection prevented her hospital from giving her emergency treatment.

The unnamed patient died en route to a hospital in another city after she was unable to get treatment in Düsseldorf due to the malware affecting computer systems.

In their very, very thin defense, the crooks behind the file-scrambling nasty turned over the decryption key to the cops when they were informed they had hit a hospital with their crimeware.

University Hospital Düsseldorf said that due to a ransomware attack that has crippled its systems for more than a week, it is unable to take emergency patients.

The hospital is affiliated with the University of Düsseldorf, and it is believed the crooks thought they were shutting down the school's network, not the life-saving facilities of a hospital.

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