Hospitals in France are facing massive cyberattacks

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A big ransomware cyberattack struck the hospital in Oloron-Sainte-Marie (Pyrénées-Atlantiques), France on Monday, severely affecting its computer system, according to an AFP correspondent.

This is the third such incident in the last month. The computer screens of the Oloron hospital showed ransom demand in English for $50,000 in Bitcoin.

In a ransomware attack, A big ransomware cyberattack struck the hospital in Oloron-Sainte-Marie (Pyrénées-Atlantiques), France on Monday, severely affecting its computer system, according to an AFP correspondent.

This is the third such incident in the last month. The computer screens of the Oloron hospital showed ransom demand in English for $50,000 in Bitcoin.

In a ransomware attack, hackers are able to access the computer system, encrypt its files and make them non-functional.

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