A hospital in Florida was forced to shut down its network and cancel non-emergency procedures after being hit by hackers with ransomware.

 

A hospital in Florida was forced to shut down its network and cancel non-emergency procedures after being hit by hackers with ransomware.

 The hospital has been using paper documents since Friday.


  • Tallahassee Memorial Hospital announced on Friday that it had been hit by a cyberattack from unknown threat actors.
  • In order to minimize the damage, the hospital activated its IT downtime protocol. The protocol essentially shuts down most digital infrastructure and forces staff to work with paper documents.
  • The hospital has either canceled or rescheduled all non-emergency procedures and has stated that it has no near-term plans to revert its decision.


  • In 2021, there were over 45 million individuals that were affected by data breaches in healthcare, an all-time record.

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