Ransomware Rampage: Healthcare’s 2025 Cyber Nightmare Affects Over 245K Patients
In 2025, ransomware attacks hit Alabama Ophthalmology Associates, DaVita, and Bell Ambulance, affecting over 245K individuals. Patient data was stolen, ransoms demanded, and healthcare services disrupted. This highlights the urgent need for stronger cybersecurity in healthcare to protect sensitive information and maintain critical medical services.
Hot Take:
Looks like ransomware groups are playing a high-stakes game of “Operation” with healthcare organizations – and they’re not even bothering to sanitize their tools. With patient data held hostage, the healthcare sector needs a cybersecurity vaccination, STAT!
Key Points:
- Ransomware attacks have infiltrated three major U.S. healthcare organizations in 2025: Alabama Ophthalmology Associates (AOA), DaVita, and Bell Ambulance.
- AOA’s breach affected 131,576 individuals, with sensitive data at risk, but no free credit monitoring was offered.
- Bell Ambulance’s breach impacted 114,000 individuals, with a $400,000 ransom demand from the Medusa group.
- DaVita’s systems were encrypted, disrupting operations, but the responsible ransomware group remains unidentified.
- Overall, ransomware attacks in 2025 have compromised the data of approximately 470,000 individuals in the healthcare sector.
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