"Heywood Hospital and Athol Hospital said a network outage this week was caused by a cybersecurity incident."
"The facilities-Heywood Hospital in Gardner, Massachusetts, and Athol Hospital in Athol, Massachusetts-remain open and caring for patients; earlier in the week they enacted a Code Black ambulance diversion after phones and internet were disrupted."
"Officials have not specified the attack type or whether any data was accessed."
Heywood Hospital in Gardner and Athol Hospital in Athol experienced a network outage attributed to a cybersecurity incident. Affected systems were taken offline and a third-party cybersecurity firm was engaged to investigate and remediate. Both facilities remain open and continue to care for patients, though a Code Black ambulance diversion was enacted earlier when phone and internet services were disrupted. Officials have not disclosed the type of attack or whether any data was accessed. Communications continue to be spotty as recovery efforts proceed, according to hospital posts and local coverage.
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