The Jones Eye Clinic and its affiliated surgery, CJ Elmwood Partners, based in Sioux City, Iowa, has announced that up to 40,000 patients may have had their data compromised following a ransomware attack on their systems. The ransomeware attack was discovered on August 23, 2018. Ransomware is software which denies the user access to their device, or certain files on the device, until a ransom has been paid to the scammer. The organisation immediately took action to secure their servers, and third-party computer forensics investigators were brought in to assist with the aftermath of the attack. The...