Minidoka Memorial Hospital Restores Imaging After Cyber Incident
Summary
Minidoka Memorial Hospital said an April 5 cyber incident limited imaging and led to some emergency transfers; imaging access was restored by April 19. A reported Blackwater leak-site claim remains unverified, with no data exposure confirmed.
Key points
- The hospital said a cyber incident on April 5 temporarily affected some internal systems and limited imaging services.
- Some emergency patients were transferred, while the hospital and its clinics continued treating patients.
- The hospital said full imaging access was restored by midnight on April 19.
- Minidoka said it was working with cybersecurity experts and authorities to investigate; it did not identify the affected systems or say whether patient or employee data was accessed.
- DataBreaches.net reported that a group using the name Blackwater listed the hospital on a leak site and claimed to have obtained about 2.33 million files totaling roughly 576.6 GB. The claim was not independently verified, and no proof was provided.
- The hospital did not identify a responsible party or say whether ransomware or other malware was involved.
Article Details
- Victim Organization
- Minidoka Memorial Hospital
- Incident Type
- Cyber incident that temporarily affected internal systems and limited imaging services.
- Incident Date
- 2026-04-05
- Disclosure Date
- 2026-04-17
- Affected Records
- A group using the name Blackwater claimed it obtained about 2.33 million files; the claim was unverified and no proof was provided.
- Affected Data Size
- The group using the name Blackwater claimed the files totaled roughly 576.6 gigabytes; the claim was unverified.
- Operational Impact
- Imaging services were limited, and some emergency patients were transferred. The hospital and its clinics continued treating patients. Full imaging access was restored by midnight on April 19, 2026.
- Ransom Or Extortion
- A group using the name Blackwater reportedly listed the hospital on a leak site and claimed it would publish data after April 24. The claim was unverified; no ransom demand or data encryption was reported.
- Claim Status
- claimed