RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 You Have Been Hacked!
JF The Annals of Family Medicine
JO Ann Fam Med
FD American Academy of Family Physicians
SP 85
OP 87
DO 10.1370/afm.2906
VO 21
IS 1
A1 Ed Bujold
YR 2023
UL http://www.annfammed.org/content/21/1/85.abstract
AB On October 31, 2021, I learned the electronic health record in my independent, solo practice had been attacked by a Russian syndicate who was holding our data and our practice management system for “ransom.” An encryption key could be given to our cloud provider once $5,100,000 was delivered in bitcoin to the hacking entity. After 3 long months of negotiations, with us going back to a completely paper-based system in the interim, our cloud provider paid the Russian syndicate and access was restored. There were many lessons to be learned from our experience. We were fortunate, and through the help of many of our business associates we were able to survive and live to see another day.