Several hospitals and health service providers from the U.S. and Australia were forced to completely shut down or shut down some of their systems after being hit by ransomware attacks that affected and disrupted their IT systems. The DCH Regional Medical Center, Northport Medical Center and Fayette Medical Center from West Alabama have limited access to their computing systems. A criminal is limiting our ability to use our computer systems in exchange for an as-yet-unknown payment,” says a joint press release issued today. The three Alabama hospitals say that emergency procedures have been put in place.”
Source: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-and-australian-hospitals-targeted-by-new-ransomware-attacks/