Alabama-based Springhill Medical Center was targeted by a ransomware group in July 2019.
The attackers targeted IT systems and turned them offline for around three weeks.
The attack disrupted emergency services like the visibility of fetal heartbeat monitors in the labor and delivery ward and suspended staff communication.
The attackers obscured access to obscured critical life-saving machines that resulted in the death of an infant child.
Source: https://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/hospital-ransomware-attack-led-infants-death-lawsuit-alleges
TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/springhillmc
"id": "spr221922322",
"linkid": "springhillmc",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "07/2019",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "7",
"explanation": "Attack that could injure or kill people"{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Healthcare',
'location': 'Alabama',
'name': 'Springhill Medical Center',
'type': 'Healthcare Facility'}],
'date_detected': 'July 2019',
'description': 'Alabama-based Springhill Medical Center was targeted by a '
'ransomware group in July 2019. The attackers targeted IT '
'systems and turned them offline for around three weeks. The '
'attack disrupted emergency services like the visibility of '
'fetal heartbeat monitors in the labor and delivery ward and '
'suspended staff communication. The attackers obscured access '
'to critical life-saving machines that resulted in the death '
'of an infant child.',
'impact': {'downtime': 'Three weeks',
'operational_impact': ['Disruption of emergency services',
'Suspended staff communication',
'Death of an infant child'],
'systems_affected': ['IT systems',
'fetal heartbeat monitors',
'staff communication',
'life-saving machines']},
'title': 'Ransomware Attack on Springhill Medical Center',
'type': 'Ransomware'}