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Cyberattack Disrupts Operations at St. Joseph Hospitals in Maine and New Hampshire

St. Joseph Hospital in Bangor, Maine, and its counterpart in Nashua, New Hampshire, both operated by Catholic-based Covenant Health, were hit by a cyberattack on Monday, May 26, 2025. The incident, described by officials as a “cyber incident initiated by an outside group,” forced the organization to shut down all

Cyberattack Disrupts St. Mary’s Health System and Community Clinics in Lewiston, Maine

A cyberattack forced St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center in Lewiston, Maine, and affiliated Community Clinical Services (CCS) to disconnect from all data systems beginning Monday, May 26, 2025. Officials from Covenant Health, the Catholic nonprofit that owns St. Mary’s, confirmed that the incident was caused by an outside

Ransomware Attack Cripples Kettering Health Systems Across Ohio

Kettering Health, a major hospital network in Dayton, Ohio, experienced a crippling ransomware attack early Tuesday, May 20, 2025, leading to a system-wide technology outage. The breach prompted the cancellation of all elective inpatient and outpatient procedures, disrupted the MyChart patient portal, call center, and phone lines, and forced emergency

Cyberattack Paralyzes Esse Health Services Across St. Louis Area

In April 2025, Esse Health, one of the largest independent physician groups in the St. Louis, Missouri metropolitan area, suffered a cyberattack that severely disrupted operations across its 45 clinic locations. The incident, which remains unresolved as of May 7, locked access to key network systems, forcing staff to revert

JFL Hospital in U.S. Virgin Islands Impacted by Ransomware Attack

Governor Juan F. Luis Hospital and Medical Center in Christiansted, St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, successfully contained a ransomware attack detected on Sunday, April 27, 2025, without disrupting clinical services. The breach, confirmed by Governor Albert Bryan Jr. during an April 29 briefing, targeted the hospital’s IT systems

Ransomware Attack Hits DaVita, Disrupts Operations at Denver-Based Dialysis Firm

Kidney care provider DaVita Inc. disclosed it was targeted by a ransomware attack on April 12, 2025, that encrypted parts of its network and disrupted some operational systems. The company, headquartered in Denver, Colorado, said in a regulatory SEC filing that the attack prompted the activation of incident response protocols,

DHR Health Cyberattack Disrupts Texas Hospital Systems

DHR Health, based in Edinburg, Texas, experienced a cyberattack on March 20, 2025, disrupting its information systems. The hospital reports that all facilities, including clinics, remain operational, though some technical issues, such as phone system outages, have been reported. It has not confirmed whether patient or staff data was compromised.

Ransomware Attack Disrupts Health Services in FSM

A ransomware attack struck the Yap Department of Health Services in Colonia, Yap, Federated States of Micronesia, on March 11, 2025, at 3 p.m., forcing officials to take the entire network offline. The attack disrupted internet connectivity, disabled email communication, and shut down digital health systems. As a precaution,

Yale New Haven Health Cyberattack Disrupts Connecticut Hospitals

Yale New Haven Health (YNHH), Connecticut’s largest healthcare system, located in New Haven, continues to recover from a cyberattack that disrupted IT and phone systems across its network. While patient care remained unaffected, investigations by federal authorities and cybersecurity firm Mandiant suggest that the incident may be linked to

Cyber Attack Disrupts Endless Mountains Health Systems in Pennsylvania

Endless Mountains Health Systems (EMHS), based in Montrose, Pennsylvania, has been targeted by a cyberattack that has disrupted its operations. The healthcare provider announced the incident on March 5, 2025, stating that it is working with cybersecurity experts to investigate the breach and restore full functionality. While the exact nature