The ever-increasing trend of threat actors targeting healthcare organizations will likely unfortunately continue into 2023. It is unclear if this instance is a ransomware attack, but data theft is a common tactic used by ransomware operators to force victims into paying a data extortion ransom. Any impacted patients should ensure that they follow mitigation steps to protect themselves. This includes setting up credit monitoring to ensure that if data gets leaked, fraudulent accounts can not be opened using victims’ Social Security Numbers. Targeted phishing attempts have the potential to take place as well. Any suspicious messages should be dealt with cautiously and no personal information should be provided unless the sender can be verified.
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