The 1st nationally reported mainstream media news story in this drama was that nearly Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center. On the day of Friday, February 12, NBC4News, the regional affiliate of the NBC network in Los Angeles, reported in its noon and evening broadcasts, and then online, this story: “Hollywood Hospital ‘Victim of Cyber Attack.’” As the online version of the story, by Jason Kandel and Robert Kovacik, said, “A Southern California hospital was a victim of a cyber-attack, interfering with day-to-day operations, the hospital’s president and CEO said. Staff at Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center started noticing ‘significant IT problems and announced an internal emergency’ on the day of Friday, said hospital President and CEO Allen Stefanek. A doctor who did not need to be identified said the system was hacked and was being held for ransom.”
In the days that followed, more news reports appeared, confirming that, among other things, the electronic health record (EHR) and other clinical information systems at Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center had been shut down for more than a week, and confirming that a ransomware attack had taken place, and claiming that the cybercriminals behind it were demanding $3.6 million to restore the system.
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