21 Nov, 2024

Cyberattack at French hospital exposes health data of 750,000 patients

A data breach at an unnamed French hospital exposed the medical records of 750,000 patients after a threat actor gained access to its electronic patient record system. A threat actor using the nickname ‘nears’ (previously near2tlg) claimed to have attacked multiple healthcare facilities in France, alleging that they have access to the patient records of over […]

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Ransomware attack forces UMC Health System to divert some patients

Texas healthcare provider UMC Health System was forced to divert some patients to other locations after a ransomware attack impacted its operations. In an announcement published on its website late last week, which is offline at the time of writing, UMC disclosed it is responding to an IT outage impacting its network. While facilities remain […]

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