Dialysis firm DaVita hit by ransomware attack says patient care continues The Star
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ppFILE PHOTO The outdoor sign seen at the DaVita Dialysis clinic in Denver February 16 2016 REUTERSRick WilkingFile PhotoppReuters DaVita said on Monday it was hit by a ransomware attack that encrypted certain elements of its network and some of its operations remained disrupted despite interim measuresppWhile the dialysis service provider continued to provide patient care as it took measures to restore certain functions it could not estimate the duration or extent of the disruption at this time DaVita said in a regulatory filingppThe measures included separating some impacted systems from its networkppDaVita discovered the cyberattack on Saturday and is now assessing the incident with thirdparty cybersecurity professionals It has also notified law enforcement about the attack the company saidppThe dialysis firm did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for details about its containment measures and the extent of the cyberattackppDaVita provides dialysis a treatment which mechanically cleans the blood when the kidneys are not functioning properly through its network of nearly 3000 outpatient clinics and athome servicespp Last year DaVita served around 200000 patients in the US besides providing services through about 760 hospitals according to the companys annual reportppThe incident marks yet another cyberattack in the US healthcare sector A US unit of DaVitas rival Fresenius Medical Care was hit by a hack in 2023 in which data including medical records on 500000 patients and former patients were stolenppLast year UnitedHealth Groups tech unit was hit by a ransomware attack that affected the personal information of 100 million people and caused widespread disruptions in processing health insurance claims including with DaVitapp Reporting by Bhanvi Satija in Bengaluru Editing by Leroy LeoppRM1390monthRM973 onlyppBilled as RM973 for the 1st month then RM1390 thereaftersppRM1233monthRM863monthppBilled as RM10360 for the 1st year then RM148 thereaftersppFree TrialppFor new subscribers onlyppThank you for your reportppCopyright 1995
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Monday 14 Apr 2025
ppFILE PHOTO The outdoor sign seen at the DaVita Dialysis clinic in Denver February 16 2016 REUTERSRick WilkingFile PhotoppReuters DaVita said on Monday it was hit by a ransomware attack that encrypted certain elements of its network and some of its operations remained disrupted despite interim measuresppWhile the dialysis service provider continued to provide patient care as it took measures to restore certain functions it could not estimate the duration or extent of the disruption at this time DaVita said in a regulatory filingppThe measures included separating some impacted systems from its networkppDaVita discovered the cyberattack on Saturday and is now assessing the incident with thirdparty cybersecurity professionals It has also notified law enforcement about the attack the company saidppThe dialysis firm did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for details about its containment measures and the extent of the cyberattackppDaVita provides dialysis a treatment which mechanically cleans the blood when the kidneys are not functioning properly through its network of nearly 3000 outpatient clinics and athome servicespp Last year DaVita served around 200000 patients in the US besides providing services through about 760 hospitals according to the companys annual reportppThe incident marks yet another cyberattack in the US healthcare sector A US unit of DaVitas rival Fresenius Medical Care was hit by a hack in 2023 in which data including medical records on 500000 patients and former patients were stolenppLast year UnitedHealth Groups tech unit was hit by a ransomware attack that affected the personal information of 100 million people and caused widespread disruptions in processing health insurance claims including with DaVitapp Reporting by Bhanvi Satija in Bengaluru Editing by Leroy LeoppRM1390monthRM973 onlyppBilled as RM973 for the 1st month then RM1390 thereaftersppRM1233monthRM863monthppBilled as RM10360 for the 1st year then RM148 thereaftersppFree TrialppFor new subscribers onlyppThank you for your reportppCopyright 1995
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