Operations Impacted at Top Pediatric Hospital in US
INCIDENT
Lurie Children’s Hospital in Chicago took IT systems offline after a cyberattack. The security incident severely impacted normal operations also causing the delay of medical care. Lurie confirmed that the attack disrupted the hospital’s access to the internet, email, phone services, and the MyChat platform. “The incident has impacted phones, emails, internet service, some elective surgeries and procedures even had to be canceled.”
Incident Date
February 3, 2024
Location
Estimated Cost
some surgeries and procedures canceled
Victims
Type of Malware
No Malware identified
Threat Source
No threat source identified