University Hospitals cyber incident takes patient portal offline for 16 days
University Hospitals in Ohio disconnected its internet access after detecting unusual server activity in October 2026. Digital services including MyChart were disrupted, but hospitals and emergency departments continued operating, and MyChart was restored after 16 days. Patients filed a class action lawsuit alleging information theft, but the hospital group did not confirm whether personal data had been leaked or the scale of any leak.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- University Hospitals
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- 2026-10
- Scale of damage
- MyChart patient portal unavailable for 16 days
- Cause / method
- Not confirmed
- Location
- United States
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Timeline
- Amid digital service disruptions caused by a cyber incident, patients' allegations of information theft and the filing of a class action lawsuit became known.
- MyChart remained unavailable, and the hospital group could not provide an IT recovery timetable.
- MyChart was restored after 16 days, and whether patient information had been accessed was not disclosed.
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The summary and key facts are written by AI from related reports and may contain errors. Check the original articles and the organisation’s official statements for accurate details.