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Journal of Medical Systems
Published in: Journal of Medical Systems 7/2017

01-07-2017

WannaCry, Cybersecurity and Health Information Technology: A Time to Act

Author: Jesse M. Ehrenfeld

Published in: Journal of Medical Systems | Issue 7/2017

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On Friday, May 12, 2017 a large cyber-attack was launched using WannaCry (or WannaCrypt). In a few days, this ransomware virus targeting Microsoft Windows systems infected more than 230,000 computers in 150 countries. Once activated, the virus demanded ransom payments in order to unlock the infected system. …
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Title
WannaCry, Cybersecurity and Health Information Technology: A Time to Act
Author
Jesse M. Ehrenfeld
Publication date
01-07-2017
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Journal of Medical Systems / Issue 7/2017
Print ISSN: 0148-5598
Electronic ISSN: 1573-689X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10916-017-0752-1

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