{"id":61189,"date":"2019-06-24T14:29:03","date_gmt":"2019-06-24T19:29:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/?p=61189"},"modified":"2019-06-24T14:29:24","modified_gmt":"2019-06-24T19:29:24","slug":"healthcare-ransomware","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/healthcare-ransomware\/","title":{"rendered":"Another Healthcare Facility Infected with Ransomware"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Within the last week, six different medical facilities confirmed suffering from recent ransomware attacks.  Now another attack has been made public and minimal details are being shared.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Marin Community Clinics headquartered in Novato, California recently confirmed they have fallen victim to a ransomware attack.  The exact ransomware variant has not been confirmed.  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