Scripps Health Care Facility Reported Ransomware

Scripps Health care facility has reported on Tuesday that the organization has started sending alert notifications to nearly 150,000 individuals after a group of threat actors has stolen the sensitive data of people during a ransomware attack on one of its local health care facility on 01st May. 

Scripps is a nonprofit health care facility in San Diego, California, United States. The medical firm operates five hospitals and 19 outpatient facilities. The firm also treats a half-million patients around the year through 2,600 affiliated physicians. In addition, Scripps Healthcare also runs several medical education programs and research programs. 

A statement has been released by the firm in which a medical professional said, that the company has just begun notifying victims so that they can take protective measures against this attack which would allow them to safeguard their personal information from further misuse. “About 2.5 percent of those — nearly 3,700 — are said to have had their Social Security and/or driver’s license numbers taken. For those, the company said, it will provide complimentary credit monitoring and identity protection support services,” he further added. 

As per the information shared by the firm, the cybercriminals have stolen clinical credential data that includes the address of the individuals, patient account number, date of birth, medical record number, health insurance information, doctor’s name, and medical data, etc. Reportedly, the data was stolen fr

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