Capital Health Hospitals reports IT outages, caused by cyberattack
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Capital Health hospitals are reporting experiencing IT outages after a cyberattack hit the non-profit organization's network earlier this week. The healthcare system manages two hospitals (the Regional Medical Center in Trenton and Capital Health Medical Center in Hopewell), an outpatient facility in Hamilton, and dozens of New Jersey primary and specialty care practices.
Capital Health confirmed that both hospitals are currently accepting incoming patients, including emergency rooms and all other locations, under protocols established for system downtime. The hospitals' IT team is focused on restoring systems, while surgeries are prioritized based on urgency and patient condition. Outpatient radiology is currently not available, and neurophysiology and non-invasive cardiology testing will be rescheduled.
No details are available about the nature of the attack or any data breach.
Capital Health expects to operate with some system limitations for at least another week, but it couldn't provide a timeline for when the ongoing issues will be resolved entirely.
Update - as of 7th of January 2024, there are claims by cybersecurity analyst Dominic Alvieri on LinkedIn, that Capital Health might have been targeted by the LockBit ransomware group. Alvieri suggested that LockBit refrained from encrypting the hospital's network to prevent disrupting patient care. However, Capital Health has not confirmed the identity of the hacking group involved.
