Chief Healthcare Executive February 2, 2023
A pro-Russian hacktivist group claimed credit. Federal authorities had issued an alert about the group this week.
Hospital websites across the country went down or experienced problems due to cyberattacks in recent days, with a Russian group boasting that it is responsible.
A pro-Russian hacktivist group called “KillNet” has claimed credit for the disruptions, and federal authorities issued a warning Monday that the group was targeting health systems. The group has attacked hospitals and other organizations in the U.S. and other countries that have supported Ukraine in its war with Russia.
Hospitals in Michigan, North Carolina, Delaware, and Iowa all reported issues with their websites. Typically, the organizations managed to restore the sites within hours and they said there was...
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