France
FRA
Armentières hospital ransomware closes ER for 24 hours; ~300k patients’ data stolen
During the night of 10–11 February 2024, HÔPITAL D’ARMENTIÈRES suffered a ransomware attack that forced a 24‑hour closure of its emergency department and degraded operations. On 25–28 February, the hospital reported attackers had published stolen files concerning around 300,000 patients.
50
Estimated severity
50 / 100
88
Source reliability
88 / 100
Approximate Date
11/02/2024
Targeted Company
HOPITAL D ARMENTIERES
Targeted Company Supply Chain Impact
Distribution & Fulfillment
Procurement & Sourcing
Production & Manufacturing
Sales (Retail & Ecommerce)
Warehousing
Service Delivery
Unrecognized Impact
Supply Chain Relations
No information
Geographic Impact
Country Targeted Company
Other Affected Countries
No other affected countries reported
Target country
France
Affected countries
France
Impacted regions
France · France
Operational Impact
Duration
1 day
Financial impact (USD M)
No information
Impact types
Service unavailabilityOperational disruption
Affected sectors
Healthcare & Public Health
Affected departments
No information
Attack Profile
Attack types
RansomwareExtortionData exfiltrationData breach
Attributed threat actors
No information
Sources
Incident Sources
ouest-france.frhttps://www.ouest-france.fr/societe/cyberattaque/cyberattaque-a-lhopital-darmentieres-les-fichiers-derobes-concernent-environ-300-000-patients-41da93bc-d654-11ee-96ef-9660257def44lemondeinformatique.frhttps://www.lemondeinformatique.fr/actualites/lire-piratage-de-l-hopital-d-armentieres-pres-d-1-million-de-donnees-patients-publiees-93082.htmlacademie-medecine.frhttps://www.academie-medecine.fr/attacks-on-hospital-computer-systems-endanger-patients-lives?lang=en