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Almost a million patients hit by Frederick Health data breach

Date:
Fri, 25 Apr 2025 17:13:00 +0000

Description:
No one has assumed responsibility for January 2025 breach that saw names,
SSNs, and more stolen.

FULL STORY

We now know how many people are affected by a recent ransomware attack on
Frederick Health Medical Group - almost a million. 

The healthcare provider reported the new figures to the US Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS), noting how on January 27, 2025, it
experienced a  ransomware event on its IT systems. 

The information taken varies from person to person, Frederick Health Medical
Group added, and while in the notice it does not discuss the number of
affected individuals, it did share a figure with the US HHS - 934,326
individuals. 

The subsequent investigation determined that the threat actors managed to
steal certain files from a file share server. 

These files included patient names, addresses, dates of birth, Social 
Security numbers, drivers license numbers, medical record numbers, health
insurance information, and/or clinical information related to patient care. 

So far, no threat actors have assumed responsibility for the attack, and the
data has not yet surfaced on the dark web, possibly suggesting Frederick
Health actually paid the ransom demand. 

The organization has roughly 4,000 employees and more than 25 locations. To
mitigate the risk of the attack, it also offered all affected individuals 
free credit monitoring and identity theft protection services through IDX. 

Healthcare organizations are a prime target for ransomware operators, given
the sensitivity of the data they operate with. In April 2025 alone, we've had
stories of a cybersecurity CEO who tried to install malware on hospital
computers, attacks on Yale Health and DaVita, and the data leak at Logezy. 

Furthermore, Blue Shield of California also recently disclosed a data breach
that exposed sensitive data of 4.7 million members. 

 Via BleepingComputer

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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/almost-a-million-patients-hit-by-freder
ick-health-data-breach

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