St. Anthony Regional Hospital Falls Victim to Hacking

The hospital says there is presently no evidence any breached information has been used for identity theft or fraud.

By HFT Staff


St. Anthony Regional Hospital (St. Anthony) is providing notice of a recent event that may impact the confidentiality of information related to certain current or former patients. Although St. Anthony presently has no evidence that any such information has been used to commit identity theft or fraud, they are providing information about the event, the steps they have taken in response, and resources available to individuals to help protect information from possible misuse, should they feel it is appropriate to do so. 

On August 26, 2024, St. Anthony became aware of suspicious activity affecting certain systems within their computer network. They immediately launched an investigation to confirm the full nature and scope of the activity with the assistance of industry-leading cybersecurity specialists. They also promptly notified federal law enforcement. The investigation determined there was unauthorized access to a subset of their network between August 14, 2024, and August 28, 2024, and that certain files within the network were accessed or downloaded without authorization during that time. 

St. Anthony is currently undertaking a comprehensive review to determine the information that may have been present in the potentially impacted files and to whom the information relates. Once complete, they will notify potentially affected individuals identified through the review process via written letter. 

The investigation into the affected information is ongoing. The information that may have been present in the impacted files during the event varies by individual and could have included: full name, address, date of birth, Social Security number, financial information, medical information including treatment and diagnosis information.  

Upon learning of this event, St. Anthony promptly commenced an investigation and took remediation actions. They are reviewing their policies, procedures and processes to reduce the likelihood of a similar future event. They also reported the event to appropriate governmental agencies, including federal law enforcement and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. 



November 4, 2024


Topic Area: Information Technology , Security


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