A cyberattack on Universal Health Services (UHS), a major hospital chain, has taken down computing systems at its facilities across the U.S. and appears to be commercially motivated, NBC News reported . According to NBC News, this appears to be a case of “ransomware,” a type of cyberattack in which hackers lock up an organization’s sensitive data with encryption until receiving payment. State...
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