Exploit: Ransomware
Austin Cancer Centers: Specialty Medical Clinic System
Risk to Business: 1.623 = Severe
Austin (Texas) Cancer Centers are notifying 36,503 patients of a data breach that forced it to shut down its IT networks. The cancer treatment network, which has eight locations, discovered that hackers had deployed ransomware onto its systems. Cybersecurity experts determined that hackers had made the intrusion and remained invisible since late July 2021.
Individual Risk: 1.702 = Severe
Exposed information may include Social Security numbers, names, addresses, birthdates, credit card numbers and health-related information. For patients affected, Austin Cancer Centers offers online credit monitoring services and fraud insurance with coverage up to $1,000,000.
Customers Impacted: 36,503
How It Could Affect Your Customers’ Business: Data from medical centers is always a valuable commodity for cybercriminals because it can provide PII, financial information and other profitable tidbits.
Source: Beckers hospital review