Report: Ransomware is behind the internet outage of a chain of...

Report: Ransomware is behind the internet outage of a chain of...
Report: Ransomware is behind the internet outage of a chain of...

Detect a report for a site TechCrunch The American company, Universal Health Services “UHS , One of the largest medical chains in the United States, has apparently been attacked by ransomware. UHS In California, Florida, North Dakota, Arizona, and other locations, problems were noticed early last Sunday, as some sites reported that computers and phone systems had stopped working..

It was on some hospitals UHS Use pen and paper to present patient information as a result, according to NBC NewsThe Hospital System, which includes more than 400 locations in the United States and the United Kingdom, said in a statement today that its IT network across many facilities was offline “due to an IT security problem.” Hacking any patient or employee data, and the statement did not mention malware or ransomware.

“We are implementing extensive IT security protocols and are working hard with our IT security partners to restore IT operations as quickly as possible,” the statement reads. “Meanwhile, our facilities are using well-established backup processes including offline authentication methods. Internet.”

Hospitals are frequent targets for cyber attacks, and health care systems are often inadequately prepared. Earlier this month, a woman died during a ransom attack on the University of Dusseldorf in Germany when she had to be transferred to another facility. The accident is the first-ever patient death from a cyberattack on a healthcare facility.

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