Original Publication @ azcentral. Jeannette Hinkle, Arizona RepublicPublished 9:00 a.m. MT July 30, 2019 How 4 IT technicians saved an Arizona hospital from hacker ransomware Mike Nelson often comes to work early, around 6 a.m., so it was Nelson who first discovered the message. Nelson, an information-technology technician for Wickenburg Community Hospital, found it glowing on a computer screen in the emergency department. In Times …
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WICKENBURG, AZ – July,18 2019, Rena Koeneke, RT(R), CT, M, US (AB), CBDT, CN-BI, Wickenburg Community Hospital (WCH) Medical Imaging Supervisor and Breast Center Lead Mammographer, has been recognized as a Breast Patient Certified Navigator in Diagnostic Imaging, by the National Consortium of Breast Centers (NCBC). The certification commenced in March, 2019 during the NCBC conference in Las Vegas. The …
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WICKENBURG, AZ (July 9, 2019) In the early morning hours of June 28, the Hospital network was attacked in what is called a ransomware attack. Essentially, data on the network was encrypted in such a way that it was not recoverable by the hospital. Per industry recommendations, Hospital Chief Information Officer Blue Beckham, notified local law enforcement and the FBI. …