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Mount Airy medical office says it was hit by ransomware attack
By Ryan Marshall [email protected] Oct 9, 2024
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Family Medical Center in Mount Airy reported that it learned on March 9, 2023, that its computer system was accessed by a cybercriminal in a ransomware attack, according to a Sept. 20, 2024, legal notice that ran in The Frederick News-Post.
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A Mount Airy medical office is assuring patients that no data was compromised in a ransomware attack on the office’s computer system discovered last year, part of what federal officials say is a dramatic increase in such incidents in recent years.
Ransomware attacks against the U.S. health care sector increased 128% between 2022 and 2023, from 113 reported attacks to 258, the federal Cyber Threat Intelligence Integration Center reported in February.
By Ryan Marshall [email protected] Oct 9, 2024
Family Medical Center
Family Medical Center in Mount Airy reported that it learned on March 9, 2023, that its computer system was accessed by a cybercriminal in a ransomware attack, according to a Sept. 20, 2024, legal notice that ran in The Frederick News-Post.
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A Mount Airy medical office is assuring patients that no data was compromised in a ransomware attack on the office’s computer system discovered last year, part of what federal officials say is a dramatic increase in such incidents in recent years.
Ransomware attacks against the U.S. health care sector increased 128% between 2022 and 2023, from 113 reported attacks to 258, the federal Cyber Threat Intelligence Integration Center reported in February.
