Ransomware attacks

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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

Paul, Diana,

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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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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

 

TruthfulnessRespectUnderstandingStandardsTogetherness

 

DISCLAIMER: This e-mail and any attached files are confidential
and are intended solely for the intended addressee. If you receive this
email in error please notify the sender immediately and permanently delete
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This e-mail may be monitored by Manchester Mental Health and Social Care
Trust in accordance with current regulations.

This e-mail message has been swept for the presence of computer viruses
currently known to the
Trust, however the recipient is responsible for virus-checking before
opening messages and attachments.

The opinions expressed in this email represent the views of the sender,
not Manchester Mental Health and Social Care Trust unless explicitly
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.