On Friday last week, University of Iowa Health Care and its affiliated UI Community HomeCare, a home infusion and medical equipment service provider, announced a hacking incident that was identified on July 3, 2025.
Immediate action was taken to contain the threat, and its systems were safely restored within one business day. Third-party cybersecurity experts were engaged to conduct a forensic investigation to determine the nature and scope of the unauthorized activity, and it was confirmed that a cybercriminal hacker had access to the UI Community HomeCare network on July 3, 2025.
While the networks of University of Iowa Health Care and affiliated UI Community HomeCare are separate, both entities share some patients, employees, and data files. Some of those data files were exfiltrated by the hacker, although the investigation confirmed that there was no unauthorized access to its electronic medical record system…