“Holding hospital data hostage is just the tip of the spear in a new wave of ransomware attacks that are now spreading to law firms and financial institutions,” Jeremy Samide, global cybersecurity expert says.

CLEVELAND, June 14, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — “The recent cyber attacks against hospitals in California and Kentucky, during which hackers encrypted their data with new strains of ransomware, are spreading to other industries,” says Jeremy Samide, CEO of Stealthcare, a cybersecurity-consulting firm whose clients receive intelligence on the latest hacker strategies and practical solutions to defeat them.

“Holding medical, billing and insurance records hostage is just the just the tip of the arrow in a new wave of ransomware attacks that are now spreading to law firms and financial…

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