Cyber Attack on Maryland Department of Health, MD

According to sources, Maryland Department of Health (a Government organization in Maryland) was hit with a cyber attack. It was first reported on 2021-12-05.

Cyberattack freezes Maryland health department

“• “A cyberattack took Maryland’s health department offline this weekend, as officials worked to assess the extent of the intrusion.” • “The Maryland Security Operations Center is investigating a network security incident involving the Maryland Department of Health,” Andy Owen, a department spokesman, said in a statement to The Washington Post. “Certain systems have been taken offline out of an abundance of caution and other precautions have and will be taken.” • “Owen said that state officials were coordinating with federal and state law enforcement, and that the investigation is ongoing. He declined to say whether the state’s response to the coronavirus pandemic had been affected by the cyberattack….” • “The Department of Health’s webpage on Sunday was rerouted to the state’s flagship webpage, www.maryland.gov, as officials went through individual systems to determine whether any information had been stolen.” “

Maryland Department Of Health Confirms Ransomware Attack Caused Disruption In COVID-19 Data Last Month

“• “In early December, the state health department was unable to report COVID-19 data following a cyberattack. The agency attributed the lack of updates to a “server outage.” • “By Dec. 10, state health officials were able to report some COVID-19 data, such as hospitalizations, but all the topline metrics were not fully restored until Dec. 20, following a two-week hiatus.” • “The state government did not pay the ransom demand, Stewart said.” • “In a Jan. 11 update, the state health department said it had restored 95% of state-level data following the “network security incident.” “