Lurie Childrens Hospital took systems offline after cyberattack

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is a Chicagobased pediatric acute care hospital with 360 beds 1665 physicians covering 70 subspecialties and 4000 medical staff and employees It is one of the most important pediatric hospitals in the country providing care for over 200000 children annuallyppYesterday the hospital announced on its website and social media platforms that it is actively responding to a cybersecurity incident which unfortunately resulted in network systems being taken offline to prevent the attacks spreadppLurie Childrens is actively responding to a cybersecurity matter disclosed Lurie Childrens Hospital yesterdayppWe are taking this very seriously are investigating with the support of leading experts and are working in collaboration with law enforcement agencies As part of our response to this matter we have taken network systems offline disclosed Lurie Childrens Hospital yesterdayppThe healthcare provider previously stated that the incident impacted the hospitals internet email phone services and ability to access the MyChat platform Those suffering from a healthcare emergency were advised to dial 911 or visit their nearest emergency departmentppppAs Illinois leading provider for pediatric care our overarching priority is to continue providing safe quality care to our patients and the communities we serve continues the hospitals announcementppLurie Childrens is open and providing care to patients with as few disruptions as possibleppLocal media report that scheduled procedures have been delayed due to the cyberattack ultrasound and CT scan results are unavailable and prescriptions are given in paper formppAlso the hospital has reverted to following a firstcome firstserved approach prioritizing emergency situationsppAt the time of writing no major ransomware gangs have assumed responsibility for the attack on Lurie Childrens HospitalppDespite the socalled guidelines set by ransomware operators which instruct affiliates to refrain from targeting hospitals various ransomware gangs ignore these policies and continue to target healthcare organizationsppThis is because they either dont care to enforce these policies or because these guidelines are merely a facade to mask their unrelenting pursuit of financial gainppTwo recent examples of this are the attacks on the Capital Health hospital network and Saint Anthony Hospital in the US and the Katholische Hospitalvereinigung Ostwestfalen KHO hospitals in Germany all conducted by the Lockbit ransomware operation which claims to have strict policies preventing attacks on hospitalsppThe Week in Ransomware February 2nd 2024 No honor among thievesppCapital Health attack claimed by LockBit ransomware risk of data leakppOnline museum collections down after cyberattack on service providerppThe Week in Ransomware December 29th 2023 LockBit targets hospitalsppLockbit ransomware disrupts emergency care at German hospitalsppFor those who hacked a Childrens Hospital is beyond me At least pick an organization but not these kinds of 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