Impact & Downstream Threats
This breach carries critical risk due to the nature of exposed data fields and the scale of affected records.
- Identity theft and synthetic identity construction using government-issued IDs
- SIM swap attacks where phone numbers are present
- Targeted phishing campaigns using exposed email addresses
- Doxxing risk from physical address exposure
- Medical identity fraud or insurance abuse using health data
Breach Intelligence
Executive Summary
Incident Overview ,
, On , May 20 2025, , Kettering Health-a not-for-profit network of 14 hospitals and 120+ outpatient sites in western Ohio-discovered a ransomware attack that triggered a , “system-wide technology outage.”, Phone lines, the Epic electronic health-record (EHR) system, scheduling platforms, and other clinical applications were abruptly encrypted, forcing clinicians to revert to paper charts and reroute some ambulances. Emergency rooms, however, stayed open under downtime protocols. ,
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Kettering immediately initiated its incident-response playbook: it segmented affected networks, pulled critical servers offline, and brought in third-party forensics specialists while notifying federal law-enforcement partners. By , June 2, -less than two weeks later-the core components of Epic were back online, and on , June 13, the organization declared “normal operations” for key services such as surgery, imaging, retail pharmacy, and outpatient visits. ,
About Kettering Health
Faith-based healthcare system operating hospitals and outpatient facilities.
Data Points Exposed
Dark Web Verification
Status: Confirmed
- Dataset containing approximately 57K records identified in breach intelligence sources.
- The data is indexed and searchable across breach notification platforms.
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Frequently Asked Questions
In May 2025, Kettering Health experienced a data breach that exposed approximately 57K records containing personal information.
The exposed data includes fields such as email address, medical diagnosis, phone number, physical address:home, ssn.
Approximately 57K records were affected based on current breach intelligence.
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