Ransomware cyber attack information

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Dear Tameside Hospital NHS Foundation Trust,

Do you have any end point or anti-virus software installed on your network devices?

Has your organisation ever been the victim of a ransomware attack which meant that an external hacker encrypted a PC or device or network within your organisation and demanded payment in order to decrypt the device? Y/N

If Yes

How often have you experienced an attack in the last 12 months?

How much did the attacker demand as a ransom for each attack?

How did you respond:
a) We paid the ransom
b) Threw away the device
c) Used decrypter or other technology to regain the use of the encrypted device
c) Other (Please describe)

Did you notify the police? Y/N

If yes

What was their advice?

Many thanks,
Barry Salmon

FOI, Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

Dear Mr Salmon,

I confirm that the Trust has received your request for information, and is dealing with it as an FOI request.
It has been assigned the reference number 2016.311

Yours sincerely,
FOI Team

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FOI, Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

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Dear Mr Salmon

 

 

Further to your request for information under the Freedom of Information
Act 2000.

 

I am pleased to attach the Trust’s response.

 

 

Yours sincerely

 

FOI Team

 

 

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