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  "publishedAt": "2026-04-20T11:17:38.000Z",
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  "textContent": "****Editor’s note:**** This story was updated to include information reported by DataBreaches.net about an unverified claim on a leak site listing Minidoka Memorial Hospital.\n\nMinidoka Memorial Hospital in Rupert, Idaho, said a cyber incident on Easter morning, April 5, limited imaging services and led to some emergency patient transfers, though the hospital and its clinics continued treating patients.\n\nIn an April 17 social media update, the hospital said the incident temporarily affected certain internal systems and had not prevented it from safely treating patients.\n\nThe hospital said full imaging access was restored by midnight April 19 and that patients with upcoming appointments or procedures should proceed as scheduled unless contacted otherwise. It also said it was working with cybersecurity experts and authorities to investigate and resolve the incident.\n\nA Facebook post from Minidoka Memorial Hospital on April 17 says a cyber incident on Easter morning temporarily affected some internal systems and limited imaging services. (Minidoka Memorial Hospital/Facebook)\n\nSome social media users responded with frustration that they were learning of the incident roughly two weeks after it occurred. The hospital did not say why it waited until April 17 to announce the incident publicly.\n\nMinidoka did not say which systems were taken offline, whether ransomware or other malware was involved, or whether any patient or employee data was accessed. It described the event only as a “cyber incident.”\n\nThe hospital also did not say who may have been responsible. DataBreaches.net reported that a group using the name “Blackwater” added Minidoka to a leak site on April 17, the same day the hospital posted its public update, and claimed it would publish data after April 24. DataBreaches said the listing asserted the group had obtained about 2.33 million files totaling roughly 576.6 gigabytes, but provided no proof for those claims and did not say whether any data had been encrypted. DysruptionHub has not independently verified the claim, and Minidoka did not respond to an emailed request for comment.\n\n****Chip in once****\nIf this reporting helped you, a one-time tip helps cover hosting, tools and future investigations.\n\nTip us\n\n****Support us monthly****\nA small monthly pledge keeps independent coverage and our reader tools online for everyone.\n\nBecome a Supporter\n\nOver that same Easter weekend, Gritman Medical Center in Moscow said a cybersecurity incident temporarily forced the closure of multiple clinics and offices. The hospital later said operations resumed and outside investigators found no compromise of patient or secure data and no successful malware deployment.\n\nMinidoka Memorial is a county-owned critical access hospital in Rupert and Minidoka County’s only hospital and nursing home, according to its website. The hospital says it employs more than 250 people, and OCHIN said in 2023 that it serves about 50,000 residents in southern Idaho.\n\nThe hospital has not said whether it will provide additional updates on the cause of the incident or whether any review found evidence of data exposure.\n\n****Attribution note:**** DysruptionHub credits upstream reporting and primary sources—see citations above. If this report informed your coverage, please cite DysruptionHub with a link.",
  "title": "Minidoka Memorial Hospital reports cyber incident in Idaho",
  "updatedAt": "2026-04-20T13:24:26.330Z"
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