Allscripts sued over ransomware attack, accused of 'wanton' disregard

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Just one week after some of Allscripts’ services were shut down by ransomware, the EHR giant is facing a lawsuit for allegedly failing to secure its systems and data from cyberattacks.
Allscripts went down on Jan. 18, after two of its data centers in Raleigh and Charlotte, North Carolina fell victim to SamSam ransomware. The EHR vendor just yesterday got most services back online.
Boynton, Beach, Florida-based Surfside Non-Surgical Orthopedics is suing Allscripts on behalf of all clients impacted, as the system outage resulted in canceled appointments, care disruptions and "significant business interruption and disruption and lost revenues.”

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