At approximately 9:30 PM on Thursday, January 11, 2018, an attack on the information systems of Hancock Health was initiated by an as-yet unidentified criminal group. The attack used ransomware, a kind of computer malware that locks up computers until a ransom is paid, usually in the form of Bitcoin. Through the effective teamwork of the Hancock technology team, an expert technology consulting g
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