Systems Now Online at Lurie Children’s Hospital Following January Cyberattack
Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago has confirmed that the last of its patient-facing systems were brought back online on May 20, 2024, following its January 31 cyberattack. While the children’s hospital is no longer addressing an active cyberattack, it is likely to take some time for patients to be able to view their full records via the MyChart portal.
Since January 31, 2024, hospital staff have been operating under downtime procedures and have been recording patient information manually, and that information must now be added to MyChart. While records prior to the cyberattack can be viewed, there may be gaps in records until the information collected during the downtime is added. No timeframe has been provided on how long that process will take. Lurie Children’s Hospital has yet to confirm the extent of any data breach and will issue notifications to affected individuals when the investigation and data review has been completed.
Lurie Children’s Hospital said a known criminal threat group conducted the attack. The Rhysida threat group claimed responsibility for the attack and claimed to have sold the stolen data for $3.4 after the ransom was not paid.
RansomHouse Threat Group Adds United Urology Group to Data Leak Site
The RansomHouse threat group recently added United Urology Group to its data leak site, along with samples of data allegedly stolen in the attack. United Urology Group is based in Maryland and is a national network of urology specialists that includes Arizona Urology Specialists in Phoenix, Scottsdale, Glendale & Mesa; Arizona Urology Specialists Tucson, Chesapeake Urology, Colorado Urology, and Tennessee Urology. United Urology Group has yet to confirm any cyberattack or data breach. Further information on the incident can be found in this post.
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Best Health Physical Therapy Notifies All Patients About February Cyberattack
Best Health Physical Therapy in Groton, CT, is notifying 3,764 individuals about a cyberattack that was detected on or around February 26, 2024. An investigation was launched after unusual activity was detected within its computer systems and confirmed that an unauthorized third party had breached its network and may have viewed or acquired patient data.
A review was conducted of all exposed files, but it was not possible to determine which files had been accessed or copied nor which patients had been affected. As such, Best Health issued notification letters to the entirety of its patient database and warned that the exposed data may have included names, dates of birth, driver’s license numbers, and medical information. The affected patients have been offered complimentary identity theft monitoring services through CyEx.
