Rob T. Lee Chicago's Lurie Children's Hospital RANSOMWARE ATTACK

CHICAGO (CBS) – Chicago's Lurie Children's Hospital confirmed for the first time on Thursday it experienced a cyberattack from an outside threat, which led the hospital to take its phone, email, and other systems offline on Jan. 31 and caused disruptions to its regular operations since then.

In a statement, hospital officials said their network was accessed by a "known criminal threat actor," although they did not specify who the actor was. They said they had evidence of "suspicious activity" …

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