Ankura CTIX FLASH Update - October 14, 2022

Ransomware/Malware Activity

The United States Non-Profit Health Care System Giant Confirms Ransomware Attack

CommonSpirit Health, one of the largest non-profit healthcare systems in the United States, which provides services to over 21 million patients, confirmed on October 13, 2022, that it suffered a ransomware attack early last week which caused widespread IT outages at various hospitals across the United States. On October 3, 2022, CommonSpirit Health stated that it was "managing an IT security issue" that was impacting many electronic health record systems and had taken specific IT systems offline. In the company's latest update regarding the situation, CommonSpirit Health stated that cybersecurity specialists have been engaged to conduct a forensic investigation of the ransomware attack and that efforts are being made to bring all systems back online. No details have been published regarding how the attack occurred, who is responsible for the attack, or if