Security News > 2021 > October > Lawsuit claims ransomware attack caused fatal injury to infant at Alabama hospital
In July 2019, an Alabama hospital was dealing with a ransomware attack that had shut down computer systems throughout the hospital.
She has filed a lawsuit against the hospital that claims the loss of monitoring technology ultimately caused the death of her infant.
The Wall Street Journal reported this week that Teiranni Kidd filed a lawsuit claiming that Springhill Medical Center did not disclose critical patient safety-related information, including the fact that hospital operations and patient safety were compromised by the attack.
United Health Centers also got hit by a ransomware attack recently.
The ransomware group Vice Society said its August attack allegedly impacted all of the healthcare provider's locations.
The FBI warned in May that healthcare providers were still a big target for ransomware groups and the Conti attack in particular.
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