INFORMATION. HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS AND MERCY ONES NETWORK ARE STILL STRUGGLING WITH A RANSOM WHERE ATTACK THAT TOOK DOWN SOME COMPUTER SYSTEMS, ONLINE SCHEDULING AND OTHER PROCESSES ARE STILL SHUT DOWN. MERCY ONES. FORMER PARENT COMPANY COMMON SPIRIT SAYS IT IS NOW WORKING WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CYBERSECURITY EXPERTS TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THE ATTACK W
Law enforcement investigating ransomware attack that took down some MercyOne systems
Updated: 5:16 PM CDT Oct 17, 2022
Health care providers in MercyOne’s network are still struggling with a ransomware attack that took down some computer systems.Online scheduling and other processes are still shut down.MercyOne’s former parent company, CommonSpirit, says it is now working with law enforcement and cyber security experts to fix the problem.The attack was discovered on Oct. 3 and systems have been down since.
DES MOINES, Iowa —
Health care providers in MercyOne’s network are still struggling with a ransomware attack that took down some computer systems.
Online scheduling and other processes are still shut down.
MercyOne’s former parent company, CommonSpirit, says it is now working with law enforcement and cyber security experts to fix the problem.
The attack was discovered on Oct. 3 and systems have been down since.