In October 2025, Integris Health agreed to pay $30 million to settle a class-action lawsuit following a 2023 cyberattack that exposed data from nearly 2.4 million individuals, including 224,000 minors. According to TechTarget, the Oklahoma-based system, operating 16 hospitals statewide, became one of the largest breaches reported to the HHS in 2024.
The breach began on November 28, 2023, when hackers accessed sensitive files containing patient names, contact details, demographics, and even Social Security numbers. What made this case extraordinary was what came next: patients received direct ransom demands from the attackers, threatening to post data on the dark web if they didn’t pay.
According to the settlement, victims can claim up to $25,000 for verified losses or a $100 cash payout, along with three years of credit monitoring and $1 million in identity-theft insurance. A final approval hearing is scheduled for December 16, 2025.
Breaches Are No Longer Just About Data, They’re About Downtime
The Integris breach is part of a growing pattern. As reported in dbech’s recent blog, “Navigating the Surge in Healthcare Downtime: Breaches Increase by 20%,” the first half of 2025 saw 283 healthcare breaches, a 20% rise from 2024. Those incidents affected more than 16.6 million people, and nearly 70 percent of providers failed to disclose what caused their downtime or disruption.
These attacks don’t simply steal data, they halt operations. When EHRs, scheduling tools, and communication systems go offline, hospitals scramble to revert to paper workflows, increasing the risk of medical errors, delayed treatments, and compliance violations. In many cases, a single day of downtime can cost an organization hundreds of thousands of dollars in lost productivity and diverted care.
dbtech Keeps Systems Running, Even When Attacks Strike
At dbtech, we help healthcare organizations stay operational through the worst-case scenarios. Our downtime workstations and continuity tools ensure staff can securely access essential patient data when primary systems go offline, whether due to a cyberattack, network failure, or maintenance window.
How Our Downtime Solution Helps:
- Downtime Workstations, $299 Each: Affordable, ready-to-deploy stations that keep patient information available during unplanned outages.
- Secure Data Access: Authorized staff can view critical patient data, treatment histories, and orders without exposing systems to further risk.
- Rapid Recovery & Continuity: Even if your EHR or network is compromised, operations continue, maintaining compliance, minimizing risk, and protecting patients.
Learn from the Integris Breach
The Integris Health breach shows that even established healthcare systems can be caught off guard and that the real danger extends far beyond stolen data. Every minute of downtime is a threat to patient safety, regulatory compliance, and trust.
dbtech provides the solution that will bridge the gap between security and continuity, keeping hospitals running, clinicians connected, and patients safe, even when the unexpected hits. Learn how dbtech helps your organization be online, even when there’s downtime.