Cybersecurity incident
Date: 2019-12-15 00:00:00
Affected organization: Hackensack Meridian Health
Affected country: United States of America
Industry: Health Care and Social Assistance
Event type: Disruptive
Event subtype: Data Attack
Motive: Financial
Actor: Undetermined
Actor type: Criminal
Actor country: Undetermined
Description: The largest hospital in New Jersey, the Hackensack Meridian Health, reveals it was the victim of a ransomware attack that disrupted its network, and also that the IT staff decided to pay the ransom to restore the files.