University Hospitals (Cleveland) takes systems offline after "unusual activity" (unconfirmed)
University Hospitals (Cleveland, Ohio) IT systems
University Hospitals in Cleveland detected unusual activity on its servers on Oct 22 2026 and disconnected systems from the internet as a precaution. MyChart, the public website and other digital services went down and some appointments and elective procedures were rescheduled; UH says patient care continues. UH has not said whether it was a cyberattack or whether patient data was accessed, and expects disruption into the following week. Still under investigation.
Why this severity: Unconfirmed: suspected cyber incident under investigation; no data access confirmed
- Started
- Oct 22, 2026
Affected
- University Hospitals digital services (MyChart, website)
Fixed in
No fixed release yet
Timeline2
News & write-ups3
- University Hospitals disconnects online systems after detecting 'unusual activity' on serversWKYC
- University Hospitals websites, MyChart down after 'unusual activity' on serversIdeastream Public Media · Oct 23, 2026
- University Hospitals takes IT systems offline after 'unusual activity'Becker's Hospital Review
Notes & caveats
Unconfirmed and still being investigated: UH has not called it a cyberattack and has not reported data access. Update or close once UH says more.
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