The Swiss government confirmed a cyber attack on Radix, a non-profit in health promotion, leading to the theft and leakage of sensitive data. Investigations are ongoing to identify specific circumstances and affected data, noting that attackers did not access Federal Administration systems. The Swiss National Cyber Security Center is coordinating the response, and it has communicated with relevant authorities and Radix. The Sarcoma ransomware group, which claims responsibility, has published the stolen data on the dark web. Authorities have notified affected individuals regarding sensitive data concerns, but there’s no indication of breach in partner organizations' data.
The Swiss government has warned that sensitive data has been stolen and leaked following a cyber attack on a supplier. Radix, a non-profit organization in the health promotion sector, supplies a number of federal offices, whose data has apparently been accessed.
Investigations are currently under way to determine the specific units and data affected by the attack, said Swiss authorities. As Radix has no direct access to Federal Administration systems, the attackers did not gain entry to these systems at any time.
The government apparently refusing to pay a ransom, the stolen data has now been published on the dark web by the Sarcoma ransomware group. Affected individuals were personally informed if particularly sensitive personal data could have been affected.
The Sarcoma ransomware group has appeared relatively recently, having been first detected late last year. Since then, though, it's become highly active, targeting organizations including Smart Media Group Bulgaria, Unimicron, and TMA Group.
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