UC San Diego Health

UC San Diego Health experienced a ransomware attack threatening critical healthcare operations. As the medical industry increases reliance on technology, such attacks can have dire consequences on patient care and outcomes. The attack's costliness, with an average of $11 million according to IBM, poses risks to smaller healthcare systems' existence, potentially leading to their permanent closure. Patients in remote areas would be most affected due to the scarcity of nearby medical facilities. In response, federal funding has been allocated to develop better preventative and mitigative measures, focusing on cybersecurity in healthcare.

Source: https://www.hcinnovationgroup.com/cybersecurity/data-breaches/news/53074213/ucsd-establishes-center-for-healthcare-cybersecurity

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

"id": "ucs1014070724",
"linkid": "ucsdhealth",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "10/2023",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "7",
"explanation": "Attack that could injure or kill people"

{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Healthcare',
                        'location': 'San Diego, California',
                        'name': 'UC San Diego Health',
                        'type': 'Healthcare Provider'}],
 'description': 'UC San Diego Health experienced a ransomware attack '
                'threatening critical healthcare operations. As the medical '
                'industry increases reliance on technology, such attacks can '
                'have dire consequences on patient care and outcomes. The '
                "attack's costliness, with an average of $11 million according "
                "to IBM, poses risks to smaller healthcare systems' existence, "
                'potentially leading to their permanent closure. Patients in '
                'remote areas would be most affected due to the scarcity of '
                'nearby medical facilities. In response, federal funding has '
                'been allocated to develop better preventative and mitigative '
                'measures, focusing on cybersecurity in healthcare.',
 'impact': {'financial_loss': 'Average of $11 million',
            'operational_impact': 'Threat to patient care and outcomes',
            'systems_affected': 'Critical healthcare operations'},
 'motivation': 'Financial Gain',
 'recommendations': 'Federal funding allocated to develop better preventative '
                    'and mitigative measures, focusing on cybersecurity in '
                    'healthcare.',
 'title': 'UC San Diego Health Ransomware Attack',
 'type': 'Ransomware'}