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Things are definitely looking brighter on the COVID-19 front, but paired with positive trends are some troubling signs.
It feels like it has been that way for much of the pandemic progress then setbacks, or both at the same time even if lately it seems like two steps forward and one step back, rather than the other way around.
Globally, the United States is on the cusp of enjoying a summer very much like it used to, while India is experiencing a shortage of wood because of so many funeral pyres for COVID-19 victims.
Regionally, California has zoomed to the head of the class when it comes to having the lowest COVID positive test rate in the U.S., as neighboring Oregon and Washington struggle with surges.
Ransomware shutdown continues to be a problem for Scripps Health
Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla was affected by a May 1 cyberattack on Scripps Health’s computer network.
(Sam Hodgson / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
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A ransomware attack continued to plague Scripps Health on May 3, creating confusion for patients and their families, especially those who were scheduled for appointments this week.
After fighting to regain control of its systems since the incident occurred May 1, Scripps said two days later that it still had not resolved the technical terrorism that put its patient records, scheduling and other critical systems offline, forcing medical personnel in hospitals and other facilities to revert to paper for the time being.
Ransomware shutdown continues to be a problem for Scripps Health
Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla was affected by a May 1 cyberattack on Scripps Health’s computer network.
(Sam Hodgson / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
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A ransomware attack continued to plague Scripps Health on May 3, creating confusion for patients and their families, especially those who were scheduled for appointments this week.
After fighting to regain control of its systems since the incident occurred May 1, Scripps said two days later that it still had not resolved the technical terrorism that put its patient records, scheduling and other critical systems offline, forcing medical personnel in hospitals and other facilities to revert to paper for the time being.
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A ransomware attack continued to plague Scripps Health Monday, creating confusion for patients and their families, especially those who were scheduled for appointments this week.
After fighting to regain control of its systems since the incident occurred on Saturday, Scripps said early Monday afternoon that it still had not resolved the technical terrorism that put its patient records, scheduling and other critical systems offline, forcing medical personnel in hospitals and other facilities to revert to paper for the time being.
No specific timeline for when things might be back to some semblance of normal was offered.
Scripps has not yet confirmed that ransomware malicious software that is capable of holding digital assets hostage under a demand for cash caused the outage. However, The San Diego Union-Tribune obtained an internal memo that implicates that particular attack vector which also, apparently, affected Scripps’ backup servers in Arizona.
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