Dozens of American Hospitals under cyber attacks.
A cyber attack has disrupted hospital computer systems across the US, forcing emergency rooms in several states to close. Many medical and primary care services were closed in the United States today (Friday) as security experts worked to determine and resolve the problem’s extent.
The hack of data security information began Thursday at a facility operated by Prospect Medical Holdings, which is based in California and has hospitals and clinics there and in Texas, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Pennsylvania, the Russia Elium website reported. became.
The company said: “After learning of this issue, we took our systems offline to protect them and began an investigation with the help of cybersecurity experts. “While our investigation continues, we are focused on meeting the urgent needs of our patients as we work diligently to get back to normal as soon as possible.”
In June, several US agencies, including the Department of Energy, were hacked by cybercriminals that affected private companies and government institutions, according to the US Cybersecurity Agency.