Advisory Board March 25, 2025

The American Hospital Association (AHA) and the nonprofit Health-ISAC issued a joint threat bulletin warning of a potential terrorist threat against U.S. hospitals in the coming weeks.

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Details on the bulletin

According to AHA and Health-ISAC, user @AXactual made a post on X with details regarding the active planning of a coordinated, multi-city terrorist attack aimed at U.S. hospitals.

Specifically, the post said that chatter in training camps run by ISIS-K — a division of the jihadist group Islamic State — confirmed planning is in the advanced stages of an attack that would use vehicle-borne improvised explosive devices followed by armed assaults and hostage scenarios.

The primary targets...

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