Naruto Yamakami Hospital: ransomware LockBit 2.0 broke in, leaving the electronic medical record and hospital LAN unusable

1. 2022-06-19

   At about 17:40 the printers in the hospital printed a large number of English documents, PCs restarted and the medical record system became unusable. The hospital contacted the prefectural police and its system vendor, and the attack was identified as ransomware. [1] [2]

2. 2022-06-20

   It announced the case. Care for inpatients and residents continued almost as usual. Because reception and prescriptions were disrupted, outpatient treatment was limited to returning patients. Tokushima Prefecture also announced it the same day. [1] [2]

The electronic medical record and hospital LAN became unusable. The hospital is a 90-bed general hospital. Whether money was demanded and whether patient data leaked were unknown. Restoration from backup data was under way. [2]