Morris Hospital and Healthcare Centers in Morris, Illinois, is in the process of mailing notices to current and former patients and employees to inform them that a recent cybersecurity incident may have involved their personal information.
On April 4, Morris Hospital discovered it had experienced a cybersecurity incident, upon which time it “immediately” took steps to contain the incident, according to the hospital. It then retained global cybersecurity professionals to conduct an extensive investigation and assist with recovery efforts.
Morris Hospital and Healthcare Centers is an 89-bed independent community hospital located 55 miles southwest of Chicago.
Based on the investigation, forensic evidence indicated that an unauthorized party exported data from the hospital’s network system to an external cloud storage platform. The network system is separate from the electronic medical record systems that are used for patient care. Read more.
