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Alabama Hospitals Back Online 10 Days After Malware Attack

An Alabama hospital chain that quit accepting new patients after a malware attack crippled computer systems said it has resumed normal operations after paying a ransom demand. The DCH Health System said its hospitals in the west Alabama cities of …

Report: Alabama Hospitals Pay Hackers in Ransomware Attack

An Alabama hospital system that quit accepting new patients after a ransomware attack said Saturday it had gotten a key to unlock its computer systems. A statement from DCH Health Systems didn’t say how the three-hospital system got the information …

Alabama Hospital System Halts Admissions Amid Malware Attack

A hospital system that serves a large part of rural west Alabama temporarily quit accepting new patients after a ransomware attack crippled some of its computer systems Tuesday. Brad Fisher, a spokesman for DCH Health System, said its hospitals in …

Hospitals Warned on Surge in Ransomware Attacks

U.S. hospitals should brace for a surge in “ransomware” attacks by cyber criminals who infect and shut down computer networks, then demand payment in return for unlocking them, a non-profit healthcare group warned on Friday. The Health Information Trust Alliance …