Ransomware gang threatens to expose one million sensitive medical records online TechRadar Skip to main content TechRadar is supported by its audience. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here's why you can trust us. Ransomware gang threatens to expose one million sensitive medical records online By Sead Fadilpašić published 16 September 2022 Daixin Team threatening to expose people's sensitive data (Image credit: Pixabay) Audio player loading… Ransomware operators Daixin Team are claiming to have stolen "more than a million records" from a U.S. healthcare organization, and are threatening to leak it all to the public. It's unclear whether this means a million affected patients, or a million pieces of sensitive information belonging to fewer patients, but whatever the case, the threat actors stole sensitive data from OakBend Medical Center, which operates three hospitals in the state of Texas, and shut down its communications and IT systems in the process. The stolen data allegedly includes employee and customer names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, as well as data regarding patient treatments. More than enough to be used in identity theft, extortion, stage-two data breaches, and more. Full leak But that will only happen if the group decides to go for the "full leak", which suggests they might be negotiating with the healthcare provider over a potential ransom payment. OakBend did not say if it plans on paying or not, but it did say it pulled compromised endpoints (opens in new tab) offline and notified law enforcement and government agencies, including the FBI. Microsoft, Dell, and Malware (opens in new tab) Protects, have also been called in to assist. "At no time was patient safety ever in jeopardy," the company said in a press release following the incident. Read more> FBI recovers ransomware payments paid out by hospitals > US, UK hospitals dragged offline by suspected ransomware attack > Check out the top firewalls right now (opens in new tab) Even though some ransomware operators publicly promised not to go after healthcare organizations, non-profits, and similar institutions, some pay no regard to the fact that these attacks might put actual human lives in jeopardy. A similar attack happened in Pennsylvania recently as well, when Medical Associates of the Lehigh Valley had its systems breached, and 75,628 individuals' names, addresses, Social Security numbers, as well as medical records, compromised. Hospitals and other healthcare institutions were a major target during the Covid-19 pandemic, as well.Check out our list of the best antivirus (opens in new tab) solutions right now Via: The Register (opens in new tab) Sead Fadilpašić Sead is a seasoned freelance journalist based in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. He writes about IT (cloud, IoT, 5G, VPN) and cybersecurity (ransomware, data breaches, laws and regulations). In his career, spanning more than a decade, he's written for numerous media outlets, including Al Jazeera Balkans. He's also held several modules on content writing for Represent Communications. See more Computing news Are you a pro? Subscribe to our newsletter Sign up to theTechRadar Pro newsletter to get all the top news, opinion, features and guidance your business needs to succeed! Thank you for signing up to TechRadar. You will receive a verification email shortly. There was a problem. Please refresh the page and try again. MOST POPULARMOST SHARED1The iPhone 14 Pro is made of the wrong stuff; the Pixel 7 proves that to me27 new movies and TV shows on Netflix, Prime Video, HBO Max and more this weekend (October 7)3Stop saying Mario doesn't have an accent in The Super Mario Bros. Movie4Microsoft Teams users are using it for a really bad reason, so stop now5Google Pixel Tablet is what Apple should've done ages ago1Best laptops for designers and coders 2The iPhone 14 Pro is made of the wrong stuff; the Pixel 7 proves that to me3iPhone 15 tipped to come with an upgraded 5G chip4Logitech's latest webcam and headset want to relieve your work day frustrations5Best offers on Laptops for Education – this festive season Technology Magazines (opens in new tab)● (opens in new tab)The best tech tutorials and in-depth reviewsFrom$12.99 (opens in new tab)View (opens in new tab)