MIAMI VALLEY — UPDATE:
Kettering Health provided the following update on the cybersecurity incident around 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday.
“Kettering Health is continuing to restore services and diligently following and responding to a cybersecurity incident resulting from unauthorized access to our network. We greatly appreciate our community and regional partners for their support during this process.”
INITIAL REPORT:
A major Miami Valley hospital network was targeted in a cyberattack on Tuesday morning.
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“We are currently experiencing a cybersecurity incident resulting from unauthorized access to our network,” Kettering Health said in a statement. “We have taken steps to contain and mitigate this activity and are actively investigating and monitoring the situation. We will continue to provide updates as appropriate.”
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The Greater Dayton-Area Hospital Association (GDAHA) confirmed that Kettering Health is diverting medics from local fire departments.
“When there is any type of incident in our region, our hospitals always use a system that allows them to update their emergency department status, and that is a notification that then is also shared with emergency department squads across the Dayton region,” a GDAHA spokesperson said.
The system-wide outage is not affecting physician office visits, but the network said that their medical centers are experiencing “a number of challenges.”
The network has procedures in place to care for those already in their facilities, according to the statement.
Elective inpatient and outpatient procedures have been cancelled for today. These procedures will be rescheduled for a later date and more information will be provided, according to the network.
The Kettering Health call center is also experiencing an outage, according to the network.
“We understand that this is frustrating for our patients and concerning for those who have family members in our care,” the statement said. “We have procedures and plans in place for these types of situations so we can continue to provide safe, high-quality care for patients currently in our facilities despite the disruption we’re experiencing.”
As reported on News Center 7 at 6:00, a threat intelligence analyst said that since the systems are down, it could be a ransomware attack.
Luke Connolly said attacks on healthcare systems are “very common” because the criminals behind the attacks are financially motivated, and the data healthcare organizations store and maintain is delicate.
“This information is very sensitive, and when the criminals gain access to a network, they try to steal this information because releasing it can have not only embarrassing implications, but it can also have legal implications as well,” Connolly said.
News Center 7 also asked Connolly what could be going on behind the scenes at Kettering Health now as they work to recover.
“I’m sure that the experts who have been employed are working to identify how access was gained, what systems have been compromised, whether the bad guys are still on the network, whether they still persist, and how to kick them out if they do,” he said.
News Center 7 also reached out to the FBI to see if they’re investigating the incident. A spokesperson said, “As a matter of policy, the FBI cannot confirm or deny the existence of a potential investigation.”
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