Ransomware hits doors, HVAC at Winnipeg hospital

by Newsroom

Darlene JacksonWINNIPEG – A ransomware attack on Winnipeg’s Health Sciences Centre has affected door access, heating, ventilation and air conditioning at Manitoba’s largest hospital. Shared Health said in a statement Monday it’s responding to what it called “a ransomware incident affecting certain facility maintenance systems.”

Patient care and clinical operations are not affected, the health authority said, urging anyone who needs to attend the hospital to do so.

“Clinical services continue uninterrupted, and based on the investigation conducted to date, there is no indication that patients have been affected,” the statement, provided to CBC News by spokesperson Tara Seel, says.

Shared Health said it has launched an investigation to…

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