Germany
DEU
Ransomware forces three KHO hospitals to withdraw from emergency admissions
On 24 December 2023 ransomware encrypted systems used by Franziskus Hospital Bielefeld, Sankt Vinzenz Hospital Rheda-Wiedenbrück and Mathilden Hospital Herford. Their operator KHO shut down IT systems and withdrew the hospitals from emergency admissions even as inpatient services continued with technical restrictions.
79
Estimated severity
79 / 100
93
Source reliability
93 / 100
Approximate Date
2023-12-24
Targeted Company
KATHOLISCHE HOSPITALVEREINIGUNG OSTWESTFALEN
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
North Rhine-westphalia · Germany
Operational Impact
Duration
No information
Financial impact (USD M)
No information
Impact types
Operational disruptionService degradation
Affected sectors
Healthcare & Public Health
Affected departments
Information Technology
Attack Profile
Attack types
Ransomware
Attributed threat actors
LOCKBIT 3.0