A Hospital In Texas Facing Ransomware

 

Ransomware attacks against hospitals keep increasing. The victim is from Texas - USA this time.

A ransomware attack against a medical center caused some communication issues and also disruptions.

It is scary that the hospitals are facing ransomware attacks.

https://www.scmagazine.com/analysis/ransomware/texas-hospital-facing-communication-issues-system-rebuild-amid-ransomware-attack

"A ransomware attack deployed against OakBend Medical Center on Sept. 1 caused communication issues and IT disruptions..."

"The hospital turned over the ransomware investigation to 'a team consisting of the FBI, CYD, and the Ft. Bend County Government Cyberteam.'"

"The update released on Sept. 9 shows that OakBend is still working to bring its clinical systems back online “in a controlled, systemic environment” and is facing continued telephone and email issues..."

"A report from DataBreaches.net shows the Daixin ransomware group is claiming responsibility for the attack."

"The incident at OakBend joins an estimated 55 other ransomware attacks deployed against U.S. healthcare entities this year, according to RedSense Intelligence Operations estimates. Several lawmakers recently requested an urgent meeting to determine how the health sector is fighting off the threat of ransomware and what help is needed to support defense."

"Currently, a French hospital and the U.K. National Health Service are facing similar outages..."