Lurie Children's Hospital took systems offline after cyberattack

Lurie Children's Hospital in Chicago is responding to a cybersecurity incident that required taking network systems offline to prevent further spread; internet, email, phone services and access to the MyChart platform were affected. The outage has delayed scheduled procedures, left imaging results unavailable, forced paper prescriptions, and prompted the hospital to prioritize emergency care while investigating the incident with external experts and law enforcement. No ransomware gang has publicly claimed the attack as of the report.