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LockBit Took Down UHSP's Systems. Its Backups Brought Them Back
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Fusion42 · 16 August 2026 · Fusion42 review
The University of Health Sciences & Pharmacy (UHSP) in St. Louis was hit by the LockBit ransomware group, which encrypted their systems and demanded a ransom exceeding $1 million. UHSP successfully recovered critical systems without paying the ransom through a layered backup strategy, including a fully isolated tertiary backup on Backblaze's B2 Cloud Storage.
This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Healthtech Infrastructure.
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Healthcare IT leaders must prioritise isolated cloud backups independently from primary environments to avoid ransom pay-outs. Your backup architecture now determines if ransom negotiations even start.
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