South Carolina's AnMed Closes Nearly 80 Facilities Following Disruptive Cyberattack

Summary

Nonprofit healthcare system AnMed has shut down nearly 80 clinical offices and hospital centres in South Carolina and Georgia due to a disruptive cyberattack.

Details

Nonprofit healthcare system AnMed, which serves Upstate South Carolina and Northeast Georgia, has closed nearly 80 clinical offices and hospital facilities during an active investigation into a major cyberattack.

Operational Impact

A severe malware outbreak caused system-wide network outages, paralyzing administrative billing and clinical scheduling systems.

Emergency Response

To maintain patient safety, emergency services and acute patient care are being temporarily rerouted to neighbouring regional facilities. IT security teams are actively working to isolate infected systems and restore normal operations.

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