Weiser Memorial Hospital reports hacking affecting nearly 60,000 patients
Weiser Memorial Hospital in Idaho submitted a breach filing to HHS OCR on 05/15/2025. The incident involved a hacking/IT incident targeting a network server. The filing indicates that 59,990 individuals were affected. As a healthcare provider, the hospital is responsible for notifying those impacted and correcting the vulnerability. Other healthcare administrators should review their own network security protocols to ensure similar unauthorized access cannot occur within their systems.
Sources differ:
- The HHS OCR breach portal lists 59,990 individuals; an earlier Maine Attorney General notice, as reported by Comparitech, listed 34,249.