Yet another breach by a hospital.
The impact is limited(!) with 1,4 million people this time. The attackers claimed that they have stolen 2,5 terabytes of data. (OMG!)
Given the critical nature of the healthcare sector, robust countermeasures against cyberattacks are essential.
Texas Tech University is notifying over 1.4 million individuals that their personal information was stolen in a ransomware attack targeting its Health Sciences Center and Health Sciences Center El Paso.
After reviewing the stolen data, the university determined that personal information such as names, addresses, dates of birth, driver’s license numbers, government ID numbers, and Social Security numbers were compromised.
Additionally, the attackers stole health insurance and medical information, including diagnosis and treatment details, and financial account information.
"After securing its systems, the university discovered that the attackers had access to its network from September 17 to September 29, 2024, and that they exfiltrated certain files and folders during that time."
"The university’s incident notice does not specifically say ransomware was used in the attack, but it does mention “temporary disruptions”, and the Interlock ransomware group has claimed responsibility for the incident.
In late October, the gang added Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center to its leak site, claiming the theft of roughly 2.5 terabytes of data, including patient information, medical research, and multiple SQL databases."
"However, Interlock is not the only ransomware group to claim an attack on Texas Tech University. In July, the Meow ransomware group was offering for sale five SQL databases allegedly containing emails, passwords, and other sensitive information from the university, along with a security vulnerability affecting the institution’s website."
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