The United States, Britain and Australia have announced sanctions against a Russia-based web hosting service for allegedly running ransomware operations.

It’s a problem across the country including right here in Metro Detroit. School districts targeted by hackers.

Ann Arbor-based cybersecurity firm Blumira hopes to double its workforce over the next year.

The cyberattacks involve ransomware, which scrambles data into gibberish that can only be unlocked with software keys provided once targets pay up. Sky Lakes acknowledged the ransomware attack in an online statement, saying it had no evidence that patient information was compromised. It said emergency and urgent care “remain available” The St. Lawrence system did not immediately return phone calls seeking comment. Increasingly, ransomware criminals are stealing data from their targets before encrypting networks, using it for extortion. A total of 59 U.S. healthcare providers/systems have been impacted by ransomware in 2020, disrupting patient care at up to 510 facilities, Callow said.