Ardent Health Services

Cybercriminals' attack on a significant U.S. health system during Thanksgiving week most certainly wasn't accidental.

Following the discovery of what it later determined to be a ransomware attack, Ardent Health Services, a 30-hospital system, decided to take its IT systems offline.

There were hospital disruptions in Texas, Kansas, Oklahoma, New Jersey, New Mexico, and Idaho.

An Ardent representative informed the news outlet that after detecting the ransomware, the health system had discovered an abnormality and had called in more outside cybersecurity specialists to look into it.

Source: https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/cybersecurity/why-hackers-attacked-a-health-system-on-thanksgiving.html#:~:text=Ardent%20Health%20Services%2C%20a%2030,being%20delayed%20a%20week%20later.

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"linkid": "ardent-health-services",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "12/2023",
"severity": "75",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"

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                        'location': ['Texas',
                                     'Kansas',
                                     'Oklahoma',
                                     'New Jersey',
                                     'New Mexico',
                                     'Idaho'],
                        'name': 'Ardent Health Services',
                        'size': '30-hospital system',
                        'type': 'Health System'}],
 'description': "Cybercriminals' attack on a significant U.S. health system "
                "during Thanksgiving week most certainly wasn't accidental. "
                'Following the discovery of what it later determined to be a '
                'ransomware attack, Ardent Health Services, a 30-hospital '
                'system, decided to take its IT systems offline. There were '
                'hospital disruptions in Texas, Kansas, Oklahoma, New Jersey, '
                'New Mexico, and Idaho. An Ardent representative informed the '
                'news outlet that after detecting the ransomware, the health '
                'system had discovered an abnormality and had called in more '
                'outside cybersecurity specialists to look into it.',
 'impact': {'operational_impact': ['Hospital disruptions'],
            'systems_affected': ['IT systems']},
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              'third_party_assistance': ['Outside cybersecurity specialists']},
 'title': 'Ransomware Attack on Ardent Health Services',
 'type': 'Ransomware'}