"Healthcare Cyberattacks: Chicago Children's Hospital and Pennsylvania Courts Hit by Cybersecurity Breaches"

Lurie Children’s Hospital in Chicago has been grappling with a week-long cyberattack that has disrupted its computer systems, affecting email, phones, and electronic records access. While the hospital remains operational, the outage has made scheduling and accessing medical records difficult. The nature of the cybersecurity incident and whether a ransom has been demanded remains undisclosed. This incident is part of a concerning trend of cyberattacks on healthcare facilities, prompting federal officials to unveil plans to increase funding for ill-protected rural hospitals and impose stricter fines for lax security at healthcare providers.