Here is where my major areas of interest and expertise - healthcare security, payment security, and Bitcoin - intersect. The hospital security was compromised by hackers who ensured their own (payment) security by using Bitcoin.
Los Angeles hospital has paid $17,000 (£11,800) to hackers after its computer systems were taken offline by ransomware.
The amount of ransom requested was 40 bitcoins, equivalent to approximately $17,000.
Systems at Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center had been affected for more than a week.
Staff had been forced to carry out some tasks on paper.
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