Experts Look Into Possible Cyberattack At Florida Hospitals

Miami FL

07 June, 2021

12:30 PM

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CBS Miami June 7, 2021 Experts are investigating after the computer systems of two central Florida hospitals showed signs of unusual activity, an official said. The Villages Regional Hospital and the UF Health Leesburg Hospital shut down multiple systems to protect patient information during the event Monday night, switching to pen and paper to document patient visits, news outlets report. "We have since learned that the activity was related to a cybersecurity event," Frank Faust, a spokesman for the University of Florida's Health Central Florida, told the Orlando Sentinel. "With regard to protected information, at this time we do not believe any patient or personnel records have been compromised or shared." CBS Local Digital Media personalizes the global reach of CBS-owned and operated television and radio stations with a local perspective.