"On June 19, the Medusa gang had added Highlands to its leak site with a price tag of $700,000.00 to delete the data or download it."
"A total of 113,575 people were affected by this attack. The incident has not yet shown up on HHS's public breach tool."
"Highlands Oncology Group experienced a ransomware incident that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 55,297 individuals, including names and Social Security numbers."
"The notice discloses that it was a ransomware attack, but makes no mention of any extortion demand and whether any data showed up on the internet."
Highlands Oncology Group notified authorities about a ransomware attack discovered on June 2, affecting access to files since January 21. The Medusa gang demanded $700,000 to delete the data, impacting 113,575 people, and created a countdown until July 21. Although the current status on Medusa’s leak site remains unclear, Highlands has posted a notice on its website admitting to the ransomware attack while neither confirming nor denying any extortion payment. Previous incidents include a December 2023 attack affecting 55,297 patients with compromised personal health information.
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