Kate Reilly reports: Three hospitals in Alabama remained closed Wednesday “to all but the most critical new patients” due to a ransomware attack that disrupted medical care. “A criminal is limiting our ability to use our computer systems in exchange for an as-yet unknown payment,” the DCH Health System said in a statement on Tuesday. “Our hospitals have implemented…
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PA: Wyoming Area School District pays $38,000 ransom to free their network from attack
Andy Mehalshick reports: A school district in Luzerne County confirmed Tuesday it was the victim of a ransomware attack that locked up their computers for weeks. Wyoming Area School District officials say they had no choice but to pay up to free their computer network. “It slowed things down,” Wyoming Area senior Jack Dileo said….
Sarrell Dental notifies almost 400,000 patients after ransomware attack
Sarrell Dental in Alabama notified HHS on Sept 12 of an incident impactng 391,472 patients, but their report did not get posted right away, which may explain why this incident has pretty much flown under the media radar. According to Wikipedia, Sarrell Dental and Eye Centers, is a non-profit orgranization and the largest dental provider in…
Over 500 US schools were hit by ransomware in 2019
Catalin Cimpanu reports: In the first nine months of the year, ransomware infections have hit over 500 US schools, according to a report published last week by cyber-security firm Armor. In total, the company said it found and tracked ransomware infections at 54 educational organizations like school districts and colleges, accounting for disruptions at over…
North Florida OB-GYN discloses April ransomware incident
Lindsey Nolen reports: North Florida OB-GYN has notified its patients of a data breach that the health care system became aware of on July 27. A portion of the health care provider’s computer systems were affected by the cyber incident on or before April 29, according to North Florida OB-GYN. Read more on CBS 47. The notification indicates that the…
Systems shut down in Victorian hospitals after suspected cyber attack
Australian Associated Press reports: Surgeries and outpatient care will be delayed after regional Victorian hospital computer networks were hacked in a ransomware attack. The government said personal patient information had not been accessed. Hospitals that are a part of the Gippsland Health Alliance and of the South West Alliance of Rural Health have been impacted….