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Mississippi Medical Center Clinics Still Closed After Attack

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Similar Cyber Incident Depicted in Fictional Hospital From HBO's 'The Pitt' Marianne Kolbasuk McGee (HealthInfoSec) • February 24, 2026

The University of Mississippi Medical Center is among the latest healthcare sector entities hit with a disruptive cyberattack, a situation being similarly depicted at a fictional hospital on "The Pitt." (Image: Getty Images)

All three dozen of the University of Mississippi Medical Center's healthcare clinics throughout the state remain closed and elective procedures are also still cancelled as Mississippi's only academic health science center continues to respond to a ransomware attack nearly a week later.

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UMMC said the Feb. 19 attack affected its Epic electronic health records and phone systems, and that the medical center also choose to take all its other systems offline including email for testing to ensure they are secure to use (see: Univ. of ...


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