Note: this account is a summary based entirely on machine rendering of articles on ynet by Tal Shahaf and Calcalist by Raphael Kahan. Shahaf reports that Pionet , which is owned by Malam Tim, suffered a ransomware assault that has paralyzed many of the company’s systems and the sites of more than a 100 of the company’s customers, including Assuta, Rambam, Hadassah, Budget Car rental Company, Sonol fuel Company, and Apple importer Idigital. Idigital’s customers include the israel Electric Corporation and yisrael Railways. The attackers get reportedly demanded a ransom of about half a million shekels (conversion: $151,861.82 USD). a ransom note demands an immediate/preliminary payment of $5000.00 in Monero. Kahan reports that the companion had been warned months ago that its systems were vulnerable to attack, and the firm was reportedly presumption specific recommendations how to harden its security. as of the time of the attack, the company had allegedly not implemented any of them. Both articles suggested inadequate security by Pionet had contributed to the attack, with the ynet article noting that the backup server had also been encrypted and an unnamed cybersecurity expert claiming that the customers, too, had failed to take proper security precautions. Of note, there was a story that once the attackers gained a foothold in Pionet, they were able to make all systems managed by Pionet because they allegedly all used the same password. The Assuta hospital, one of those impacted by the attack, reported that their appointment system was impacted for one day. It is not yet clear whether any patient information or care other than assignment scheduling was impacted by the assail on Pionet, but there was a account that only marketing systems for hospitals were impacted. Malam Tim had not issued any statement at the time these articles were published. The typecast of ransomware was not reported and while Calcalist reported some speculation that this might be the work of Iranians, there has been no proof of that. reporting by Chum1ng0, editing by dissent