Breaking news: Ransomware, compromised credentials were behind Newfoundland heathcare attack

The 2021 ransomware attack that temporarily crippled the Newfoundland and Labrador healthcare system started with an attacker getting into the VPN of a provincial healthcare information managed environment using the compromised credentials of a legitimate user, says a government report. It’s the first time the province has acknowledged the attack was ransomware. Released Tuesday, the

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