Hackers accessed data on 270,000 patients from Louisiana hospital system in attempted ransomware attack – Erie News Now | #hacking | #cybersecurity | #infosec | #comptia | #pentest | #ransomware

Lake Charles Memorial Health System, which includes a 314-bed hospital, thwarted the hackers’ attempt to encrypt its computers and prevented any disruption to patient care, according to spokesperson Allison Livingston. The health care provider’s own security team detected the hack, Livingston said in an email.