Memorial Health System experiences cyber attack | News, Sports, Jobs

ByPR 24

According to a press release, Memorial Health System experienced an information technology security incident in the early morning hours Sunday. User access to information technology applications has been suspended.

The hospital has implemented extensive information technology security protocols and is working diligently with security partners to restore information operations as quickly as possible. Federal law enforcement has also been notified.

All urgent surgical cases for Monday, August 16, have been cancelled and patients notified. All radiology exams have been cancelled. All primary care appointments will be held as scheduled. If patients have an appointment with a surgeon or specialist on Monday, it is suggested they call ahead.

Memorial Health System Emergency Departments are on diversion at midnight due to IT system failures. STEMI, stroke and trauma patients will continue to be accepted at Marietta Memorial Hospital. Belpre and Selby are on diversion for all patients due to radiology availability. This diversion will be ongoing until IT systems are restored.

More information will be in the Monday’s edition of The Parkersburg News and Sentinel.




Today’s breaking news and more in your inbox








Similar Posts

Don’t use single‑factor authentication, warns CISA

Don’t use single‑factor authentication, warns CISA

ByPR 24

The federal agency urges organizations to ditch the bad practice and instead use multi-factor authentication methods The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added the use of single-factor authentication to its brief list of bad practices that it considers to be exceptionally risky when it comes to cybersecurity. “Single-factor authentication is a common low-security…

Autodesk reveals it was targeted by Russian SolarWinds hackers

Autodesk reveals it was targeted by Russian SolarWinds hackers

ByPR 24

Autodesk has confirmed that it was also targeted by the Russian state hackers behind the large-scale SolarWinds Orion supply-chain attack, almost nine months after discovering that one of its servers was backdoored with Sunburst malware. The US software and services company provides millions of customers from the design, engineering, and construction sectors with CAD (computer-aided design),…

Android Apps with 5.8 million Installs Caught Stealing Users’ Facebook Passwords

Android Apps with 5.8 million Installs Caught Stealing Users’ Facebook Passwords

ByPR 24

Google intervened to remove nine Android apps downloaded more than 5.8 million times from the company’s Play Store after the apps were caught furtively stealing users’ Facebook login credentials. “The applications were fully functional, which was supposed to weaken the vigilance of potential victims. With that, to access all of the apps’ functions and, allegedly,…

Threat actors target aviation orgs with new malware

Threat actors target aviation orgs with new malware

ByPR 24

Microsoft warns of an ongoing spear-phishing campaign targeting aerospace and travel organizations with multiple remote access trojans (RATs) deployed using a new and stealthy malware loader. “In the past few months, Microsoft has been tracking a dynamic campaign targeting the aerospace and travel sectors with spear-phishing emails that distribute an actively developed loader, which then…

White House Tech Meeting: Focus on Critical Infrastructure

White House Tech Meeting: Focus on Critical Infrastructure

ByPR 24

3rd Party Risk Management , Business Continuity Management / Disaster Recovery , Critical Infrastructure Security Administration Official: Gathering Will Also Address Hiring More Security Pros Scott Ferguson (Ferguson_Writes) • August 25, 2021     Photo: Mike via Flickr/CC The Biden administration is hosting a White House meeting Wednesday with a number of technology, banking, insurance…