MOBILE, Ala. - A lawsuit filed by an Alabama woman alleges that her 9-month-old baby was born with severe brain injuries and later died as a result of a ransomware attack that crippled the hospital’s computer system and the facility’s response, which resulted in diminished care.
Springhill Medical Center, located in Mobile, suffered a ransomware attack in July of 2019 when Niko Silar was born. The malpractice lawsuit filed by the baby’s mother, Teiranni Kidd, alleges that she wasn’t informed about the computer issues when she went to deliver her daughter.
The computer failures meant doctors and nurses could not properly monitor the baby's condition during delivery, the lawsuit alleges.Silar was born on July 17 with the umbilical cord.