UMMC may have violated federal privacy law after ransomware attack

UMMC may have violated federal privacy law after ransomware attack

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) – The University of Mississippi Medical Center may have violated federal privacy law following a ransomware attack that crippled its systems in February, according to a 3 On Your Side investigation. Federal law gives hospitals 60 days to tell the government and their patients when a cyberattack exposes private data. That deadline passed more than a month ago. The February ransomware attack crippled systems at the hospital f…