A ransomware gang once thought to have been crippled by law enforcement has snarled prescription processing for millions of Americans over the past week, forcing some to choose between paying prices hundreds or thousands of dollars above their usual insurance-adjusted rates or going without lifesaving medicine.
Democracy Dies in Darkness
U.S. prescription drug market in disarray as ransomware gang attacks
Millions of Americans have been affected by delays in obtaining medicine or having to foot the bill without insurance
By Joseph Menn
and Updated March 1, 2024 at 2:38 p.m. EST|Published March 1, 2024 at 8:00 a.m. EST