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Mississippi medical center closes all clinics after ransomware attack

Feb 20, 2026 BleepingComputer security incident

University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) suffered a ransomware attack that forced closure of all clinic locations and impacted electronic medical records systems. The attack involved potential data theft and extortion demands, with UMMC coo...

My Take: Healthcare ransomware isn't news anymore—what matters here is that UMMC kept their hospital running through downtime procedures while closing clinics, which tells you they'd actually practiced this scenario. That's the difference between an organization that treats incident response as a binder on a shelf versus one that drills their people on paper charts and manual workflows.

From digest: 2026-08

A ransomware gang's operational error enabled 12 US firms to recover their encrypted data without paying ransom. This incident highlights both the threat of ransomware attacks and the importance of robust incident response and data recovery proced...

My Take: Don't let this feel-good story become your backup strategy. The only reason these 12 companies aren't writing ransom checks is because criminals made a mistake—your security plan can't depend on adversary incompetence.

From digest: 2026-04

Covenant Health Data Breach Impacts 478,000 Individuals

Jan 02, 2026 SecurityWeek data breach

Covenant Health, a Massachusetts-based healthcare provider, disclosed a significant data breach affecting 478,188 individuals after a ransomware attack on May 18, 2025. The breach exposed sensitive personal and health information including names, ...

My Take: Props to Covenant for not paying—refusing to fund criminal operations is the right call even when it hurts. But here's the hard truth: if Qilin got in and exfiltrated 478k records, your HIPAA "compliance" program failed at the only job that actually matters.

From digest: 2026-01