2022 — malware incident involving the exfiltration of data and…
Data compromised
Medical
Technical writeup
malware incident involving the exfiltration of data and affecting more than 1.24 million patients from two Texas hospitals adds to a list of major breaches likely to continue growing. As of Monday, an incident at San Antonio-based Baptist Medical Center and Resolute Health Hospital of New Braunfels involving a network server ranks as the fourth-largest health data breach posted on the Department of Health and Human Services' HIPAA Breach Reporting Tool reporting website.
Root cause
Malware: Ransomware
References
- https://www.databreachtoday.com/malware-breach-affects-12-million-medical-center-patients-a-19466
- https://www.scmagazine.com/analysis/breach/tenet-health-sued-after-affiliate-hack-health-data-theft-impacting-1-2m
- https://www.hipaajournal.com/tenet-healthcare-cyberattack-had-a-100-million-unfavorable-impact/