"Chicago's Lurie Children's Hospital Faces Extended Network Outage Due to Cyberattack"
TL;DR
Lurie Children’s Hospital in Chicago has been offline for nearly a week due to a cyber attack, causing connectivity issues and limiting access to patients’ medical records. The attack has led to delayed surgeries and test results, prompting doctors and nurses to resort to manual record-keeping. The hospital has opened a call center to assist patients and providers, while urging those with emergencies to call 911.
Topics:nationcybersecurity#chicago#connectivity-issues#cyber-attack#cybersecurity#healthcare#lurie-childrens-hospital
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