Atrium Health reportedly part of widespread cyber attack

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - Sources confirm to WBTV that a group of hackers launched what’s called a Distributed Denial of Service attack on Monday.

It’s a way of overwhelming a server with a flood of internet traffic.

Hackers with a pro-Russian group known for these types of attacks claim they took down at least 14 hospital websites this morning, including Atrium Health.

Atrium’s website is currently loading slowly and was also offline for some time on Monday afternoon.

Atrium released the following statement: “There was a temporary disruption to our website. Our information technology teams have successfully resolved the situation. It’s important to note the disruption affected only our public-facing website. Our hospital systems and patient portal remained fully functional.”

There are also reports that Duke University hospital’s website was attacked.

Duke Health released the following statement: “Duke Health has experienced some intermittent issues with its public website, but it remains unclear what caused the brief disruptions. Technical teams are engaged and trouble-shooting the issue. All patient care systems are functioning normally.”

WBTV reached out to those hospitals to see what happened and if anyone’s information was exposed.

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