Stockholm-based Elekta discovered the cyberattack April 6 and restored all of its services April 9, a company spokesperson told Becker’s. Upon discovering the breach, Elekta alerted the Federal Bureau of Investigation and notified the affected health systems.
The breach has affected 42 health systems across the U.S., according to the Bend Bulletin. In addition to patients’ breached data, some cancer centers reported halting procedures for weeks because of the incident, according to Fox61.
Here is a list of health systems that have reported breaches stemming from the incident and the number of patients affected:
St. Charles Health System (Bend, Ore.): 4,687
Renown Health (Reno, Nev.): Unknown
Carle Health (Urbana, Ill.): Unknown
Cancer Centers of Southwest Oklahoma (Lawton): 8,000
Lifespan (Providence, R.I.): Unknown
Southcoast Health (New Bedford, Mass.): Unknown
Yale New Haven (Conn.) Health: 200+
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