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Parkview Medical Center's Hospital Patient Information System Hit By Crypto Ransomware
Summary: Hackers have infected the infrastructure of Parkview Medical Center, the biggest health center in Pueblo County, Colorado, with ransomware which demands cryptocurrency in exchange for an encryption key. According to a report from Fox News on April 24, a hospital employee said that Meditech, the Parkview Medical Center’s system for storing patient information, was rendered ...
Hackers have infected the infrastructure of Parkview Medical Center, the biggest health center in Pueblo County, Colorado, with ransomware which demands cryptocurrency in exchange for an encryption key.
According to a report from Fox News on April 24, a hospital employee said that Meditech, the Parkview Medical Center’s system for storing patient information, was rendered inoperable by ransomware on April 21. In response to the attacks the Parkview Medical Center has switched to a pen and paper record system to track and treat patients.
By Janelle Fox
Tags: Hackers,Meditech,Parkview Medical Center,Ransomware
Link: Parkview Medical Center's Hospital Patient Information System Hit By Crypto Ransomware [Copy]
