Germany
DEU
Sankt Vinzenz Hospital Rheda-Wiedenbrück cyberattack (Dec 24, 2023)
In the early hours of 24/12/2023, unknown actors accessed the IT infrastructure of KHO-operated hospitals and encrypted data, impacting Sankt Vinzenz Hospital Rheda-Wiedenbrück. KHO shut down systems as a precaution and indicated the incident was likely a LockBit 3.0 ransomware attack. Patient care continued with technical restrictions, and emergency care was suspended while investigations and restoration proceeded.
70
Estimated severity
70 / 100
95
Source reliability
95 / 100
Approximate Date
24/12/2023
Targeted Company
SANKT VINZENZ HOSPITAL RHEDA WIEDENBRUCK
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
Germany
Affected countries
Germany
Impacted regions
No information
Operational Impact
Duration
No information
Financial impact (USD M)
No information
Impact types
Service unavailabilityOperational disruptionERP or business system disruption
Affected sectors
Healthcare & Public Health
Affected departments
Information Technology
Attack Profile
Attack types
Ransomware
Attributed threat actors
LOCKBIT
Sources
Incident Sources
mathilden-hospital.dehttps://www.mathilden-hospital.de/mat/aktuelles/meldungen/it-systemausfall.phpbleepingcomputer.comhttps://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/lockbit-ransomware-disrupts-emergency-care-at-german-hospitalsscworld.comhttps://www.scworld.com/brief/german-hospitals-targeted-by-lockbit-ransomware-attacksecurityaffairs.comhttps://securityaffairs.com/156545/cyber-crime/lockbit-ransomware-hit-german-hospital-network-network.html