Louisiana Hospital Disclosed Hackers Accessed Systems
INCIDENT
Hackers accessed the personal data of nearly 270,000 patients in an attempted ransomware attack on Lake Charles Memorial Health System. LCMH thwarted the hackers’ attempt to encrypt its computers and prevented any disruption to patient care, according to spokesperson Allison Livingston. The health care provider’s own security team detected the hack.
Type of Malware
No Malware identified