Many questions surround cyberattack on Ascension health care system
Ascension said once they noticed unusual activity in their network on Wednesday, they acted immediately. CBS 2’s Sabrina Franza reports.
Ascension said once they noticed unusual activity in their network on Wednesday, they acted immediately. CBS 2’s Sabrina Franza reports.
On Thursday, there remained many unanswered questions about the hospital cyberattack. Ascension has 140 hospitals around the country – including 14 in the Chicago area. CBS 2's Sabrina Franza reports.
Ascension said it responded immediately, and access to some systems has been interrupted with remediation efforts in progress.
In a news release, Ascension said it responded immediately, and access to some systems has been interrupted with remediation efforts in progress.
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Hospital officials said patient scheduling, e-check-in, provider messaging, and medical refill requests were coming online on Friday, with bill pay expected to come online in the coming days.
Meantime, the hospital is investigating claims Russian hacking group Rhysida sold data they claim was taken from Lurie's systems.
Lurie's internal health records and phone lines were back up as of Monday night, but the patient portal MyChart is still down.
The patient portal MyChart was still down as of Tuesday morning.
It has been out for nearly a month. Also, the hospital is planning to restore its systems in phases.
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The insurance giant recently purchased Change Healthcare, a company unknown to most Americans, which reportedly suffered a cyberattack.
The family of a Lurie patient with a rare condition haven't had access to her medical records during the ongoing outage after the cyberattack.
Nearly a month into a major network outage at Lurie Children's Hospital in Chicago, patients' families are desperate for answers about what happened and when operations will be back to normal. CBS 2 spoke to one family who said the clock is ticking for them.
On Wednesday, officials at Lurie Children's Hospital would only say they are aware that Rhysida is claiming the attack, but would not give details beyond that. But a post on the ransomware gang’s "data leak" appears to make the terms pretty clear. CBS 2 Investigator Megan Hickey reports.
In what could be a major development in the cyberattack against Lurie Children’s Hospital, the FBI and British authorities have taken down LockBit -- which they call the world’s most prolific ransomware group. CBS 2 Investigator Megan Hickey reports.
The update comes as the network outage now enters a third week.
It could take weeks, or even months, for all systems to be back up and running – depending on how complex the attack turns out to be. CBS 2's Charlie De Mar reports.
Chicago's Lurie Children's Hospital confirmed for the first time on Thursday it experienced a cyberattack from an outside threat, which led the hospital to take its phone, email, and other systems offline on Jan. 31 and caused disruptions to its regular operations since then.
Chicago's Lurie Children's Hospital confirmed for the first time on Thursday it experienced a cyberattack from an outside threat, which led the hospital to take its phone, email, and other systems offline on Jan. 31 and caused disruptions to its regular operations since then.
In a statement, hospital officials said their network was accessed by a "known criminal threat actor," although they did not specify who the actor was.
For more than a week, Lurie Children's Hospital has taken its network systems offline, including its phones, email, and electronic records.
Frustrations were growing for families dealing with the network outage at Lurie Children's Hospital. It's been nearly a week since a cybersecurity attack took all computers, internet, and phones offline, making access to care and critical information for some inaccessible.
Some patients have been able to go to their scheduled appointments, but many were awaiting a call for when their children can return to get the care they need.
The outage impacted Lurie's entire network – not just the hospital in Streeterville. CBS 2's Charlie De Mar reports.
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