Cybersecurity Threat: Texas Hospitals Forced to Turn Away Ambulances

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A cybersecurity threat hit UT Health East Texas on Thanksgiving Day. An It prompted the hospital network to implement emergency measures. The attack led to a network outage of the hospital group, headquartered in Tyler, Texas.

The hospital group responded by initiating lockdown procedures and diverting ambulances. As the incident unfolds, the healthcare system faces challenges in restoring its computer networks, highlighting the persistent threat of cyberattacks on critical infrastructure.

The UT Health East Texas cyber-attack was discovered when the hospital network detected a network outage, prompting a swift response to secure and lock down its systems.

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 The incident has affected the operations of 10 hospitals and over 90 clinics in the region, leading to the diversion of ambulances since Thanksgiving Day. The hospital group has been operating under established downtime procedures as technicians work to investigate the cybersecurity incident and restore computer systems.

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