Security News > 2020 > September > Documented Death from a Ransomware Attack
2020-09-23 11:03
A Düsseldorf woman died when a ransomware attack against a hospital forced her to be taken to a different hospital in another city.
I think this is the first documented case of a cyberattack causing a fatality.
UK hospitals had to redirect patients during the 2017 WannaCry ransomware attack, but there were no documented fatalities from that event.
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https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2020/09/documented-death-from-a-ransomware-attack.html
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