Minidoka Memorial Hospital Faces Cyberattack on Easter Morning

Minidoka Memorial Hospital in Rupert, Idaho, experienced a cyberattack on Easter morning, April 5, 2026, which disrupted imaging services and necessitated the transfer of some emergency patients. The incident temporarily impacted certain internal systems, though the hospital and its clinics maintained patient treatment operations. No specific threat actor or malware was named, but the attack was linked to the group "Blackwater" in associated tags. The hospital provided an update on April 17 via social media, confirming the ongoing impact on systems without detailing the nature of the cyber incident. No technical specifics, such as attack vectors or CVE IDs, were disclosed in the report.