Hollywood Presbyterian declares emergency after hackers cut off data, demand $3.4 million ransom

Healthcare IT News: Hackers have launched a ransomware attack against Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center and are holding the hospital’s data hostage unless they receive a ransom of $3.4 million in Bitcoin.

Without access to their systems, Hollywood Presbyterian caregivers have fallen back on handwritten notes and faxes since the hackers knocked the provider offline last week, according to local news reports.

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