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McLaren Health Care restores network weeks after ransomware attack
McLaren Health Care is fully operational weeks after a ransomware attack disrupted its information technology systems, the Grand Blanc, Michigan-based operator said Tuesday.
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McLaren Health Care is fully operational weeks after a ransomware attack disrupted its information technology systems, the Grand Blanc, Michigan-based operator said Tuesday.
The restoration was completed days ahead of schedule. McLaren previously estimated IT disruptions would last through August.
Though providers at McLaren’s hospitals, cancer centers and clinics have access to the system’s electronic health record, it could take several weeks to input patient data that was collected manually during the IT outage, the health system said.
Dive Insight:
Thirteen-hospital McLaren reported IT and phone system disruptions in early August. The provider later confirmed it had been hit by a cyberattack, and said the attackers used ransomware, a type of malware that denies users access to their data until a ransom is paid.
The latest incident comes about a year after McLaren was hit by another ransomware attack.
To read the complete article, visit Cybersecurity Dive.
