One of the largest nonprofit healthcare systems in the U.S., CommonSpirit targeted by a ransomware attack that caused widespread IT outages at hospitals across the country.
This attack impacted several electronic health record systems across the country.
They investigated the incident and hired cybersecurity specialists to deal with the response and contain the incident.
Source: https://therecord.media/commonspirit-confirms-ransomware-attack-as-u-s-hospitals-deal-with-fallout/
TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/commonspirithealth
"id": "com23211022",
"linkid": "commonspirithealth",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "10/2022",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "6",
"explanation": "Attack threatening the economy of a geographical region"
{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Healthcare',
'location': 'U.S.',
'name': 'CommonSpirit',
'size': 'Large',
'type': 'Healthcare System'}],
'description': 'CommonSpirit, one of the largest nonprofit healthcare systems '
'in the U.S., was targeted by a ransomware attack that caused '
'widespread IT outages at hospitals across the country.',
'impact': {'downtime': 'Widespread IT outages',
'systems_affected': ['Electronic health record systems']},
'response': {'third_party_assistance': 'Cybersecurity specialists'},
'title': 'Ransomware Attack on CommonSpirit Healthcare System',
'type': 'Ransomware Attack'}