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Thanksgiving Day Healthcare Cyberattack Impacts Hospitals Across Multiple States

A ransomware cyberattack targeted Ardent Health Services on November 23, disrupting operations and forcing ambulance diversions at multiple hospitals across several US states. Despite taking its network offline, Ardent confirmed patient care was continuing as normal. There are increasing calls for stringent healthcare cybersecurity regulations following these attacks, with New York’s governor proposing measures such as the creation of a Chief Information Security Officer position at hospitals and the implementation of multi-factor authentication.

Source: www.techtarget.com –

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