Cyberattack suspected at El Dorado hospital, part of growing trend targeting medical systems

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) – Susan B. Allen Memorial Hospital is investigating a potential cyberattack after patients reported they couldn’t reach the facility to schedule critical appointments.

In a statement, the hospital confirmed it had “detected anomalous activity” in its network, which led to a system outage. A third-party cybersecurity team has been brought in to investigate and assist with recovery efforts.

This possible breach comes amid a growing wave of cyberattacks on healthcare providers nationwide. Just last year, one of Wichita’s largest hospitals was affected by a similar incident…

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