United States
USA
Ransomware interrupts Akumin's medical imaging and cancer care services
On October 11, 2023, Akumin identified ransomware activity that disrupted its ability to provide medical imaging and oncology services to business partners and patients. The company began restoring radiology and oncology operations incrementally on October 12. All cancer centers had resumed treating patients under predefined plans by October 17, while most appointment scheduling systems and patient-facing operations were restored by November 10. Akumin disclosed approximately USD 6.6 million in incident-related costs in a subsequent SEC filing. The documented interruption affected the direct delivery of diagnostic and treatment services.
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Estimated severity
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Source reliability
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Approximate Date
2023-10-11
Targeted Company
AKUMIN
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
United States
Affected countries
United States
Impacted regions
No information
Operational Impact
Duration
No information
Financial impact (USD M)
$6.6M
Impact types
Downstream customer disruptionService degradationService unavailability
Affected sectors
Healthcare & Public Health
Affected departments
Customer ServiceInformation Technology
Attack Profile
Attack types
Ransomware
Attributed threat actors
No information