Virtual Care Provider Inc., which provides cloud hosting and other services to more than 110 healthcare entities, including nursing homes and assisted living facilities, is struggling to bounce back from a ransomware attack in which hackers demanded a $14 million ransom.
In a Nov. 18 letter to its clients, the Milwaukee-based company says it was attacked on Nov. 17 with Ryuk ransomware that was spread by the TrickBot virus.
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