Ransomware attack on Kettering Health disrupts care and exposes data
Kettering Health in Ohio, United States, was hit by a ransomware attack, causing a system-wide outage and disrupting care, including the cancellation of non-emergency procedures. While systems were being restored, scam calls targeting patients were also identified. A class action lawsuit was subsequently filed, and the data breach was confirmed to have affected 1.7 million people.
Key facts
- Affected organization
- Kettering Health
- Incident type
- Ransomware
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Data of 1.7 million people exposed; disruption to care and procedures
- Cause / method
- Ransomware attack
- Location
- United States
Timeline
- A cyberattack caused a system-wide outage across Kettering Health, and non-emergency procedures were canceled.
- Kettering Health confirmed that ransomware had been used in the attack.
- Kettering Health made progress in restoring its systems.
- A class action lawsuit was filed against Kettering Health following the attack.
- Kettering Health was sued over care disruptions caused by the 2025 incident.
- The data breach caused by the ransomware attack was confirmed to have affected 1.7 million people.
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