"UMC Health System Diverts Patients Following Ransomware Attack"

Texas healthcare provider UMC Health System diverted patients for several days after taking IT systems offline following a ransomware attack.  UMC disclosed the incident on September 27, when it announced that emergency and non-emergency patients via ambulance were being diverted to nearby hospitals.  On Monday, the hospital announced that sustained efforts over the weekend allowed it to restore some of the affected services and that only a select number of patients were being diverted.  The hospital said it would continue to provide updates on the progress of both remediation efforts and its investigation into the attack.

SecurityWeek reports: "UMC Health System Diverts Patients Following Ransomware Attack"