Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare, a large hospital serving a 21-county region in north Florida and south Georgia, has been forced to take their IT systems offline due to a cyberattack that began on Thursday night. As a result, they have had to divert patients to other facilities and cancel all non-emergency surgical and outpatient procedures. The hospital has created protocols to minimize disruption, and their IT department discovered the attack quickly. It is suspected to be a ransomware attack, and the hospital has not commented on the nature of the attack. This attack follows a campaign against dozens of U.S. hospitals on Monday, and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has warned healthcare institutions that the DDoS attacks may eventually lead to ransomware incidents. This could result in entities being hit with ransomware or DDoS attacks as a means of extortion. It is clear that cybercriminals have had hospitals in their crosshairs for years, and it is essential to find better ways to protect our hospitals quickly, as it is likely that people will die if we do not.
This Cyber News was published on therecord.media. Publication date: Fri, 03 Feb 2023 20:28:03 +0000