Yap Department of Health Services

The Yap Department of Health Services in Micronesia suffered a significant ransomware attack on March 11, 2025, compromising the health system network and necessitating a complete shutdown of all computers. This disruption resulted in slower delivery of healthcare services as digital systems and internet connectivity were offline to prevent further damage. The impact of the attack led to a reduction in operational efficiency and could potentially have affected patient care, as the reliance on technology for health services is critical. The attack required intervention from both government bodies and private IT contractors to assess the damage and facilitate the recovery of services.

Source: https://securityaffairs.com/175445/cyber-crime/a-ransomware-attack-hit-the-micronesian-state-of-yap.html

TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/healthtechwb

"id": "hea000031725",
"linkid": "healthtechwb",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "3/2025",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "7",
"explanation": "Attack that could injure or kill people"

{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Healthcare',
                        'location': 'Micronesia',
                        'name': 'Yap Department of Health Services',
                        'type': 'Government'}],
 'date_detected': '2025-03-11',
 'description': 'The Yap Department of Health Services in Micronesia suffered '
                'a significant ransomware attack on March 11, 2025, '
                'compromising the health system network and necessitating a '
                'complete shutdown of all computers. This disruption resulted '
                'in slower delivery of healthcare services as digital systems '
                'and internet connectivity were offline to prevent further '
                'damage. The impact of the attack led to a reduction in '
                'operational efficiency and could potentially have affected '
                'patient care, as the reliance on technology for health '
                'services is critical. The attack required intervention from '
                'both government bodies and private IT contractors to assess '
                'the damage and facilitate the recovery of services.',
 'impact': {'downtime': 'slower delivery of healthcare services',
            'operational_impact': 'reduction in operational efficiency',
            'systems_affected': ['health system network', 'all computers']},
 'response': {'containment_measures': 'shutdown of all computers',
              'recovery_measures': 'intervention from government bodies and '
                                   'private IT contractors',
              'third_party_assistance': ['private IT contractors']},
 'title': 'Ransomware Attack on Yap Department of Health Services',
 'type': 'Ransomware'}