Cyber incident disrupts systems at Ridgecrest Regional Hospital
Ridgecrest Regional Hospital in California shut down its systems during an investigation into a cyber incident, causing disruption to telephone services and the processing of pharmacy prescriptions. The Scarlett Group claimed to have stolen data, but the hospital has not confirmed a ransomware infection or a breach of patient information.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Ridgecrest Regional Hospital
- Incident type
- Hacking & intrusion
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Disruption to telephone services, pharmacy prescription processing and other operations
- Cause / method
- Not confirmed
- Location
- United States
Timeline
- It emerged that Ridgecrest Regional Hospital had shut down its systems during an investigation into a cyber incident, disrupting telephone services and pharmacy prescription processing.
- Lawyers began investigating a possible data breach at Ridgecrest Regional Hospital.
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