Ransomware group Fog today claimed responsibility for a November 2024 data breach at University Diagnostic Medical Imaging that compromised 138,080 patients’ names, addresses, dates of birth, referring physicians, medical treatments, and diagnoses.
In a blog published today reporting this news, Paul Bischoff, Consumer Privacy Advocate at Comparitech, wrote:
“Fog is a ransomware gang that first started claiming attacks on its website in July 2024. It has a history of targeting US schools but is not limited to them. In addition to encrypting files, Fog also steals data and targets development environments.”
“Fog has claimed 18 confirmed ransomware attacks since it began, plus another 157 unconfirmed claims that haven’t been acknowledged by the targeted organizations. This breach on UDMI’s is Fog’s biggest attack to date by number of records affected, followed by its attack on medical device maker PRC-Saltillo.”
“Comparitech researchers logged 146 confirmed ransomware attacks on US healthcare companies in 2024, compromising more than 24.8 million records. The average ransom was $1.05 million.”
“Ransomware attacks on hospitals, clinics, and other care providers can lock down computer systems and steal data. Targets are forced to either pay a ransom or face extended downtime, data loss, and putting customers at risk of fraud. Ransomware can cripple a wide range of systems including access to medical records, appointment booking, payroll, prescriptions, patient communications, and more.”
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138k patients have had their personal data stolen from a NYC radiologist
Ransomware group Fog today claimed responsibility for a November 2024 data breach at University Diagnostic Medical Imaging that compromised 138,080 patients’ names, addresses, dates of birth, referring physicians, medical treatments, and diagnoses.
In a blog published today reporting this news, Paul Bischoff, Consumer Privacy Advocate at Comparitech, wrote:
“Fog is a ransomware gang that first started claiming attacks on its website in July 2024. It has a history of targeting US schools but is not limited to them. In addition to encrypting files, Fog also steals data and targets development environments.”
“Fog has claimed 18 confirmed ransomware attacks since it began, plus another 157 unconfirmed claims that haven’t been acknowledged by the targeted organizations. This breach on UDMI’s is Fog’s biggest attack to date by number of records affected, followed by its attack on medical device maker PRC-Saltillo.”
“Comparitech researchers logged 146 confirmed ransomware attacks on US healthcare companies in 2024, compromising more than 24.8 million records. The average ransom was $1.05 million.”
“Ransomware attacks on hospitals, clinics, and other care providers can lock down computer systems and steal data. Targets are forced to either pay a ransom or face extended downtime, data loss, and putting customers at risk of fraud. Ransomware can cripple a wide range of systems including access to medical records, appointment booking, payroll, prescriptions, patient communications, and more.”
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