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Cyber Defense Magazine: Lessons Learned: Cyberattack Shutters Five Illinois Healthcare Facilities
August 3, 2023
St. Margaret’s Health of Illinois was forced to shut down two hospitals and three clinics, almost two years after struggling to recover from a prolonged ransomware attack in 2021. Even veteran cybersecurity experts accustomed to troubling breach and impact news took note. The attack had persistent impacts; it kept their network down for three months and prevented them from billing insurers, Medicaid, or Medicare for months afterward
St. Margaret’s Health of Illinois was forced to shut down two hospitals and three clinics, almost two years
after struggling to recover from a prolonged ransomware attack in 2021. Even veteran cybersecurity
experts accustomed to troubling breach and impact news took note.
The attack had persistent impacts; it kept their network down for three months and prevented them from
billing insurers, Medicaid, or Medicare for months afterward