“Preserving sensitive patient and employee information is of the utmost importance to MMC, but like so many other organizations around the country and despite its best efforts, MMC has found itself as the target of criminals attempting to steal personal or company data. I want to thank our patients and employees for their understanding and patience while we work to make sure our computer infrastructure is secure and free of any harmful software.”
Joey Peay, CEO, Murfreesboro Medical Clinic
While full results of the breach have not yet been released, when an organization as large as MMC is forced to pause operations for multiple consecutive days, we can only assume that this was a very serious attack. Some potential causes of the prolonged production outage may be widespread ransomware like the very recent attack on the City of Dallas, inadequate disaster recovery solutions, or a host of other failures.
For information and tips on how to avoid a cyberattack, please review this blog post: 7 Tips to Increase Your Cyber Security.
If your organization has been hit by ransomware, review this checklist, provided by the CISA.