Veterinarian Phillips Raclyn is a hospital owner and self-described computer geek. His crew had backup after backup after backup. Then the thinkable happened. His system was hacked with ransomware. From individual machines, all the way to backups, including the external hard drive, every file had been encrypted. Fortunately, Raclyn was allowed to pay a negotiated ransom and got his files back. Few are this lucky.
Source: DVM 360, December 7, 2016.
IF you want your data back, you should pay me 4.1 bitcoin on the following address . . . You have only 36 hours to pay since you received that email, after the price will be eight bitcoin.
INSIGHTS: Back up! Back up! Back up! We’ve said it before, as have AHD contributors from InfoGPS Networks on March 23, April 27 and May 16. Raclyn was one of the lucky few. Most never see their data even after paying the ransom. To avoid being the next victim, run as many daily backups as possible onsite and offsite. Check them periodically to ensure they stay current.