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New York Hospital Says Ransomware Attack Data Breach Impacts 670,000

Richmond University Medical Center has been investigating a ransomware attack since May 2023 and it recently determined that it affects 670,000 people. An initial forensic investigation showed that the hospital’s electronic health record systems were not compromised, but it was later determined that other files may have been accessed or exfiltrated. SecurityWeek has not seen any known ransomware group taking credit for the Richmond University Medical Center attack. While this could indicate that the healthcare organization paid a ransom to avoid a data leak, the investigation apparently determined that sensitive information was compromised long after a ransomware group would have made the stolen information public. 

Read more: https://www.securityweek.com/new-york-hospital-says-ransomware-attack-data-breach-impacts-670000/