Becker's Healthcare October 2, 2020
Two health systems experienced cyberattacks in September that forced their IT networks offline for multiple days.
On Sept. 20, Nebraska Medicine reported it was forced offline due to a security incident. The health system also provides EHR support for several other Nebraska-based hospitals and health systems, forcing them offline for a week to 10 days while the systems recovered.
King of Prussia, Pa.-based Universal Health Services reported an IT security incident on Sept. 27 that shows the characteristics of a ransomware attack. “Many ransomware attacks today have evolved to double extortion. Usually, the attacker would exfiltrate a copy of the data before encrypting them,” said Bindu Sundaresan, director of AT&T cybersecurity. “This way, the attacker not only prevents the victim...
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