The website of Griffin Hospital went down after it was indirectly targeted by a ransomware group.
The attack was intended to target Managed.com the firm that manages the hospital’s website.
The hackers encrypted the data and demanded ransom in an untraceable cryptocurrency as a condition to restore access.
Source: https://www.ctpost.com/business/article/Derby-s-Griffin-Hospital-website-taken-down-in-15739406.php
TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/griffin-hospital
"id": "gri22319222",
"linkid": "griffin-hospital",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "11/2020",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Healthcare',
'name': 'Griffin Hospital',
'type': 'Hospital'},
{'industry': 'IT Services',
'name': 'Managed.com',
'type': 'Website Management Firm'}],
'attack_vector': 'Website',
'description': 'The website of Griffin Hospital went down after it was '
'indirectly targeted by a ransomware group. The attack was '
'intended to target Managed.com, the firm that manages the '
'hospital’s website. The hackers encrypted the data and '
'demanded ransom in an untraceable cryptocurrency as a '
'condition to restore access.',
'impact': {'systems_affected': ['Website']},
'motivation': 'Financial',
'ransomware': {'data_encryption': True},
'title': "Ransomware Attack on Griffin Hospital's Website",
'type': 'Ransomware'}