Ottawa hospital says it was targeted by hackers, Report

Ottawa Hospital says it was the subject of a hacking attempt in the last week.

The hospital issued a statement Saturday saying four of the hospital’s 9,800 computers faced a hacker attempt, but no patient information was affected.

“We are confident we have appropriate safeguards in place to protect patient information and continue to look for ways to increase security,” the statement said.

Ottawa Hospital spokesperson Kate Eggins said Sunday the attackers used ransomware — software that locks files and demands money to reopen them — but IT staff fixed the issue without having to make any payments.

Agencies/Canadajournal