After claiming that one of its partners was responsible for an assault on Canada’s biggest paediatric hospital, one of the world’s most known ransomware gangs offered a rare apology. On December 18th, the Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) in Toronto was the target of a ransomware assault that rendered several of the institution’s vital systems inoperable. Patient wait times increased as a result of the event. SickKids announced on December 29th that it had restored access to about half of its key systems, including those that had caused diagnostic and treatment delays.
