Lab handling COVID-19 tests suffers ransomware attack
Posted On: Dec. 30, 2020 9:42 AM CST
Algemeen Medisch Laboratorium bvba, a laboratory in Antwerp, Belgium, that handles COVID-19 tests was hit by a ransomware attack, forcing it to disable its network and website, The Brussels Times reported. The hackers have demanded a ransom from the lab, which is currently handling about 5% of national COVID-19 tests daily.