Illinois hospital shuts down due to ransomware attack.

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Illinois hospital shuts down due to ransomware attack.
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St. Margaret’s Health, a hospital in Spring Valley, Illinois, is set to close on Friday due in part to a cyberattack that hobbled computer systems for months and prevented it from filing insurance claims. The hospital's vice president cited staffing costs brought on by the coronavirus pandemic and supply chain and inflation issues as other factors in the closure. Ransomware attacks have disrupted numerous medical facilities across the country during the pandemic, and many health care organizations are still falling prey to ransomware groups.

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