Another major US hospital hacked, data on 1.4 million patients leaked

Date:
Tue, 17 Dec 2024 17:02:00 +0000

Description:
Interlock hacks a Texas hospital and stole sensitive data.

FULL STORY

Another major US hospital has suffered a cyberattack recently, and as a
result, lost sensitive data on more than a million patients. 

In an announcement published on its website, the Texas Tech University Health
Sciences Center, and Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso
(HSCs), confirmed suffering a temporary disruption to some computer systems
and applications. 

Subsequent investigation confirmed that the disruption was the result of a
ransomware attack, in  which certain files and folders were removed from the
HSCs network. The attack allegedly happened on September 17, and was
discovered more than a week later, on September 29.

Another hospital attacked 

In the notice, it did not say how many people were affected, or who the
attackers were, but in a separate filing with the U.S. Department of Health
and Human Services Office for Civil Rights, it said the number was 1,465,000. 

HSCs concluded that crooks stole sensitive data such as peoples names, date 
of birth, address, Social Security number, drivers license number,
government-issued identification number, financial account information, 
health insurance information and medical information, including medical
records numbers, billing/claims data and diagnosis and treatment information. 

The threat actor behind this attack is called Interlock, and appears to be a
relatively new ransomware operation, which targets high-profile organizations
and demands hundreds of thousands of dollars in ransom. The group recently
added HSCs data to its leak website, where it showcased 2.1 million files,
totaling 2.6 terabytes. 

To combat the attack, HSCs are currently reviewing existing security policies
and procedures, and are implementing additional safeguards to enhance system
protection and monitoring, it was said in the announcement. Out of an
abundance of caution, HSCs added, affected individuals are offered
complimentary credit monitoring services, free of charge. 

 Via BleepingComputer

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n-1-4-million-patients-leaked

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