Scripps Healthcare faced a significant cyberattack involving the Conti malware, an evolution of the Trickbot malware. Attackers, part of a Russian-based hacking group, managed to compromise the healthcare network's systems, leading to extensive damage. Over 900 computers were affected, resulting in delayed patient care and information retrieval. Additionally, the personal data of approximately 150,000 patients was stolen. This cyberattack not only disrupted critical healthcare operations but also threatened the privacy and security of thousands of individuals, underscoring the growing severity of ransomware attacks in the sector.
TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/scripps-health
"id": "scr424051324",
"linkid": "scripps-health",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "02/2023",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"
{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 'Approximately 150,000 patients',
'industry': 'Healthcare',
'name': 'Scripps Healthcare',
'type': 'Healthcare'}],
'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 'Approximately 150,000',
'type_of_data_compromised': 'Personal data'},
'description': 'Scripps Healthcare faced a significant cyberattack involving '
'the Conti malware, an evolution of the Trickbot malware. '
'Attackers, part of a Russian-based hacking group, managed to '
"compromise the healthcare network's systems, leading to "
'extensive damage. Over 900 computers were affected, resulting '
'in delayed patient care and information retrieval. '
'Additionally, the personal data of approximately 150,000 '
'patients was stolen. This cyberattack not only disrupted '
'critical healthcare operations but also threatened the '
'privacy and security of thousands of individuals, '
'underscoring the growing severity of ransomware attacks in '
'the sector.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': 'Personal data of approximately 150,000 '
'patients',
'operational_impact': 'Delayed patient care and information '
'retrieval',
'systems_affected': 'Over 900 computers'},
'ransomware': {'ransomware_strain': 'Conti malware'},
'threat_actor': 'Russian-based hacking group',
'title': 'Scripps Healthcare Cyberattack',
'type': 'Cyberattack'}