Security News > 2023 > February > Florida hospital takes IT systems offline after cyberattack
Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare has taken its IT systems offline and suspended non-emergency procedures following a late Thursday cyberattack.
TMH is a private and not-for-profit healthcare system that serves a 21-county region in North Florida and South Georgia through acute care and psychiatric hospitals, multiple specialty care centers, and 38 affiliated physician practices.
While all its network systems were taken online, TMH says this attack only impacted some of them.
The hospital reported the incident to law enforcement after the breach was discovered and is now working with them as part of an ongoing investigation.
"This is the second suspected ransomware incident involving U.S. hospitals in 2023. Last year, there were 25 attacks against health systems operating 290 hospitals," Emsisoft Threat Analyst Brett Callow told BleepingComputer.
Atlantic General Hospital in Maryland was also hit by a ransomware attack over the weekend, according to a report from local news outlet WMDT47.