US health care provider

Profile narrative

The organisation is a United States based health care provider that delivers medical services to patients. It operates within the U.S. healthcare sector, though the specific scope of its facilities or patient volume is not detailed in the available source. Its core product/service is the provision of healthcare. On March 26, 2020, the organisation experienced a ransomware attack carried out by the Ryuk group. The attack encrypted critical systems amid heightened strain on medical facilities during the COVID‑19 pandemic.

The encryption disrupted clinicians' ability to treat patients and potentially endangered lives during the pandemic response. Security researchers noted that Ryuk had targeted at least ten healthcare organizations in the preceding month, including individual hospitals and a network of nine facilities. The incident followed a pattern consistent with Ryuk's typical operations, with no distinguishing indicators of compromise shared publicly. While some ransomware groups publicly pledged to halt attacks on healthcare during the crisis, Ryuk operators continued targeting such entities. The source material does not disclose the organisation's name, ownership structure, size, or any specialisation beyond its role as a U.S. health care provider.

Incidents

1 incident linked to this organisation.