Ransomware attacks
Dear Manchester Mental Health and Social Care 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?
Yours faithfully,
Kelly Friend
Please see attached acknowledgement of your request.
Thanks
Diana Paul
Personal Assistant to:
John Harrop Deputy Chief Executive/Director of Strategy
Sam Simpson Director of Finance
Manchester Mental Health & Social Care Trust
Chorlton House
70 Manchester Road
Chorlton
Manchester, M21 9UN
Tel: 0161 882 1381
Fax: 0161 882 1090
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Diana Paul
Personal Assistant to:
John Harrop Deputy Chief Executive/Director of Strategy
Sam Simpson Director of Finance
Manchester Mental Health & Social Care Trust
Chorlton House
70 Manchester Road
Chorlton
Manchester, M21 9UN
Tel: 0161 882 1381
Fax: 0161 882 1090
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currently known to the
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stated. As a public body, the Trust may be required to disclose this email
and/or any response under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 unless the
information in the email and/or any response is covered by one of the
exemptions in the Act.
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