Brooklyn & Vermont hospitals are latest Ryuk ransomware victims

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Wyckoff Heights Medical Center in Brooklyn and the University of Vermont Health Network are the latest victims of the Ryuk ransomware attack spree covering the healthcare industry across the U.S.

Yesterday, the U.S. government hosted an emergency call with stakeholders in the healthcare industry to alert them to an "increased and imminent cybercrime threat to U.S. hospitals and healthcare providers."
 

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The University of Vermont (UVM) health network is scrambling to recover its systems after a cyberattack led to widespread delays in patient appointments – including chemotherapy appointments, as well as mammograms and biopsies. [...]

“Our IT team has now accessed patient schedules for all network hospitals through next weekend,” according to the Saturday update. “This will improve our efficiency and the overall experience for patients as we continue to restore systems from last week’s cyberattack event.”
 

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On Friday, The University of Vermont Health Network issued an update on the ransomware attack explaining that services are being restored. Still, patients may see temporary changes in how their information is displayed.
"Some information will appear as scanned documents in the My Documents section for visits that occurred while the electronic health record was down. Upcoming appointments, messages, and some test results may take a little longer to appear in MyChart. For any urgent matters, patients should call their provider’s office," UVM Health Network explained.
 

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