Mississippi: Cyberattack Closes Dozens of Clinics

Monday, February 23, 2026

The University of Mississippi Medical Center closed its 35 clinics throughout Mississippi on Friday after being targeted in a ransomware attack.

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Surgeries are cancelled and doctors are unable to access patient records necessary for operations after the University of Mississippi Medical Center suffered a major cyber attack this morning, closing all clinics at Mississippi's largest hospital. www.mississippifreepress.org/university-o ...

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Medical center officials also canceled all elective medical procedures that were scheduled for the day and rescheduled all but dialysis appointments at the medical center's location in the Jackson Medical Mall in the state's capital.

That medical center remained open and provided medical services on Friday. Hospital officials said they and federal law enforcement were in contact with those who carried out the ransomware attack.

In the meantime, doctors and medical center staff were using pen and paper while continuing to provide medical services for patients until the IT system is restored.

The university health clinics provide many services, including treating cancer and chronic pain.

Red State Mississippi, which consistently votes Republican year in and year out, comes in at the bottom for quality-of-life issues amongst all 50 states and dead last for providing healthcare for its residents. A cyberattack like this just adds to the misery of the people in Mississippi, white or black, Democratic or Republican.

Just wait until Dummkopf Trumpf's "BBB" really kicks in or when inhuman AI avatars start treating poor patients in rural clinics.

The "Hospitality State" celebrates Confederate Memorial Day on the last Monday of April.

#1 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-02-22 08:22 PM