“Some of us in the room have been here long enough that we remember taking care of patients with pen and paper,” she said.Investigators are trying to determine whether patients’ private information was accessed, Woodward said.She said the attackers had communicated with the university, but she did not disclose their demands. The university is working with the FBI.The FBI’s top priority is getting systems back up to restore patient care, FBI Special Agent in Charge Robert Eikhoff said at Thursday’s news conference. The agency’s Jackson office said Friday that it couldn’t comment further.Ransomwareattacks against public schools and agencies have proliferated in recent years. They have shutdown 911 dispatch functions and exposed sensitive student data, among other harms.Related:Covenant Health Data Breach Impacts 478,000 IndividualsRelated:ApolloMD Data Breach Impacts 626,000 IndividualsRelated:Central Maine Healthcare Data Breach Impacts 145,000 Individuals

Investigators are trying to determine whether patients’ private information was accessed, Woodward said.She said the attackers had communicated with the university, but she did not disclose their demands. The university is working with the FBI.The FBI’s top priority is getting systems back up to restore patient care, FBI Special Agent in Charge Robert Eikhoff said at Thursday’s news conference. The agency’s Jackson office said Friday that it couldn’t comment further.Ransomwareattacks against public schools and agencies have proliferated in recent years. They have shutdown 911 dispatch functions and exposed sensitive student data, among other harms.Related:Covenant Health Data Breach Impacts 478,000 IndividualsRelated:ApolloMD Data Breach Impacts 626,000 IndividualsRelated:Central Maine Healthcare Data Breach Impacts 145,000 Individuals

She said the attackers had communicated with the university, but she did not disclose their demands. The university is working with the FBI.The FBI’s top priority is getting systems back up to restore patient care, FBI Special Agent in Charge Robert Eikhoff said at Thursday’s news conference. The agency’s Jackson office said Friday that it couldn’t comment further.Ransomwareattacks against public schools and agencies have proliferated in recent years. They have shutdown 911 dispatch functions and exposed sensitive student data, among other harms.Related:Covenant Health Data Breach Impacts 478,000 IndividualsRelated:ApolloMD Data Breach Impacts 626,000 IndividualsRelated:Central Maine Healthcare Data Breach Impacts 145,000 Individuals

The FBI’s top priority is getting systems back up to restore patient care, FBI Special Agent in Charge Robert Eikhoff said at Thursday’s news conference. The agency’s Jackson office said Friday that it couldn’t comment further.Ransomwareattacks against public schools and agencies have proliferated in recent years. They have shutdown 911 dispatch functions and exposed sensitive student data, among other harms.Related:Covenant Health Data Breach Impacts 478,000 IndividualsRelated:ApolloMD Data Breach Impacts 626,000 IndividualsRelated:Central Maine Healthcare Data Breach Impacts 145,000 Individuals

Ransomwareattacks against public schools and agencies have proliferated in recent years. They have shutdown 911 dispatch functions and exposed sensitive student data, among other harms.Related:Covenant Health Data Breach Impacts 478,000 IndividualsRelated:ApolloMD Data Breach Impacts 626,000 IndividualsRelated:Central Maine Healthcare Data Breach Impacts 145,000 Individuals

Related:Covenant Health Data Breach Impacts 478,000 IndividualsRelated:ApolloMD Data Breach Impacts 626,000 IndividualsRelated:Central Maine Healthcare Data Breach Impacts 145,000 Individuals

Related:ApolloMD Data Breach Impacts 626,000 IndividualsRelated:Central Maine Healthcare Data Breach Impacts 145,000 Individuals

Related:Central Maine Healthcare Data Breach Impacts 145,000 Individuals

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SecurityWeek’s 2026 Ransomware Summit will discuss a roadmap for defending the enterprise, from mitigating root causes to mastering recovery, giving security teams the critical insights needed to navigate and neutralize today’s ransomware extortion threats.

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