Cybersecurity incident
Date: 2020-10-28 00:00:00
Affected organization: The University of Vermont Health Network
Affected country: United States of America
Industry: Health Care and Social Assistance
Event type: Disruptive
Event subtype: External Denial of Service,Data Attack
Motive: Undetermined
Actor: WIZARD SPIDER
Actor type: Criminal
Actor country: Russian Federation
Description: The University of Vermont Health Network is experiencing a systemwide network disruption following a cyberattack Wednesday. Six hospitals throughout Vermont and northern New York are being affected.