Ross Memorial Hospital declared a Code Grey due to a suspected cybersecurity incident.
To ensure the ongoing provision of vital hospital services, they managed established processes.
Also, a systems restoration plan is in progress, and they were in contact with local, regional, and provincial partners about the next stages.
It is advised for patients with less serious diseases to consider other providers of treatment, such as their primary physician, pharmacist, after-hours clinic, virtual care, or Telehealth Ontario at 1-866-797-0007.
After-hours clinics frequently provide non-emergency and minor medical care for conditions including earaches, sore throats, and medication refills.
The hospital has hired outside cybersecurity specialists to collaborate with our technological experts and look into the event in accordance with industry standards.
Source: https://rmh.org/news-releases/ross-memorial-hospital-issues-code-grey
TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/ross-memorial-hospital
"id": "ros161119223",
"linkid": "ross-memorial-hospital",
"type": "Cyber Attack",
"date": "02/2023",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Healthcare',
'name': 'Ross Memorial Hospital',
'type': 'Hospital'}],
'customer_advisories': 'Advised patients with less serious diseases to '
'consider other providers of treatment',
'description': 'Ross Memorial Hospital declared a Code Grey due to a '
'suspected cybersecurity incident. To ensure the ongoing '
'provision of vital hospital services, they managed '
'established processes. Also, a systems restoration plan is in '
'progress, and they were in contact with local, regional, and '
'provincial partners about the next stages. It is advised for '
'patients with less serious diseases to consider other '
'providers of treatment, such as their primary physician, '
'pharmacist, after-hours clinic, virtual care, or Telehealth '
'Ontario at 1-866-797-0007. After-hours clinics frequently '
'provide non-emergency and minor medical care for conditions '
'including earaches, sore throats, and medication refills. The '
'hospital has hired outside cybersecurity specialists to '
'collaborate with our technological experts and look into the '
'event in accordance with industry standards.',
'impact': {'operational_impact': 'Ongoing provision of vital hospital '
'services'},
'investigation_status': 'Investigation in progress by outside cybersecurity '
'specialists',
'response': {'communication_strategy': 'Advised patients with less serious '
'diseases to consider other providers '
'of treatment',
'remediation_measures': 'Systems restoration plan',
'third_party_assistance': 'Outside cybersecurity specialists'},
'title': 'Ross Memorial Hospital Cybersecurity Incident',
'type': 'Cybersecurity Incident'}