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Atrium Health website suffers hack in nationwide cyber attack on medical facilities: Tuesday, Jan. 31

from WCNC Charlotte To Go · host WCNC Charlotte

A cyberattack on Monday left several medical providers with unresponsive websites.Atrium Health confirmed on Monday that it was one of the medical providers that suffered an attack. The issue was resolved by Atrium's information technology team within hours of the hack.According to Atrium, the cyberattack only impacted the company's public-facing website. Hospital systems and patient portals remained fully functional during the incident, according to Atrium.READ MORE: https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/local/atrium-health-website-suffers-cyber-attack-hospitals-across-the-country-also-targeted-north-carolina-charlotte-medical-centers-hack-cybersecurity/275-c586e2d8-4e47-40c1-8e15-4032c8ef77a6One person is dead after a fire truck and motorcycle collided on Monday.According to a release, the Charlotte Fire Department was called to a medical incident at the 7700 block of Little Avenue on Monday around 5:36 p.m.As a Charlotte fire truck was en route to the scene, an accident occurred between the fire truck and a motorcycle at the intersection of Pineville-Matthews Road and McMahan Drive.Charlotte Fire personnel began treating the motorcycle driver after the crash. The person was transported to a local hospital where they were later pronounced dead. The deceased person's name has not been identified.READ MORE: https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/local/motorcycle-driver-dies-after-crash-with-charlotte-fire-truck-north-carolina-firefighter-fire-department-cmpd-police-investigation-pineville-matthews/275-6fba76d9-205f-44bb-90de-a1ae82117910Watch Wake Up Charlotte each weekday morning from 4:30 to 7 a.m. on WCNC Charlotte, and as always, join the conversation on social media using #WakeUpCLT! 

A cyberattack on Monday left several medical providers with unresponsive websites. Atrium Health confirmed on Monday that it was one of the medical providers that suffered an attack. The issue was resolved by Atrium's information technology team within hours of the hack. According to Atrium, the cyberattack only impacted the company's public-facing website. Hospital systems and patient portals remained fully functional during the incident, according to Atrium. READ MORE: https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/local/atrium-health-website-suffers-cyber-attack-hospitals-across-the-country-also-targeted-north-carolina-charlotte-medical-centers-hack-cybersecurity/275-c586e2d8-4e47-40c1-8e15-4032c8ef77a6 One person is dead after a fire truck and motorcycle collided on Monday. According to a release, the Charlotte Fire Department was called to a medical incident at the 7700 block of Little Avenue on Monday around 5:36 p.m. As a Charlotte fire truck was en route to the scene, an accident occurred between the fire truck and a motorcycle at the intersection of Pineville-Matthews Road and McMahan Drive. Charlotte Fire personnel began treating the motorcycle driver after the crash. The person was transported to a local hospital where they were later pronounced dead. The deceased person's name has not been identified. READ MORE: https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/local/motorcycle-driver-dies-after-crash-with-charlotte-fire-truck-north-carolina-firefighter-fire-department-cmpd-police-investigation-pineville-matthews/275-6fba76d9-205f-44bb-90de-a1ae82117910 Watch Wake Up Charlotte each weekday morning from 4:30 to 7 a.m. on WCNC Charlotte, and as always, join the conversation on social media using #WakeUpCLT!

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