HCRG giant for health care in the United Kingdom confirms the penetration after the ransom gang demanded the theft of sensitive data
UK Healthcare Healthcare giant in the United Kingdom confirmed that it was investigating cybersecurity after the ransom gang claimed that it had penetrated the company’s systems to steal sensitive data groups.
HCRG CARE Group is one of the largest health services and community care providers in the United Kingdom. The organization, formerly known as Virgin Care and is now owned by Twenty20 Capita, is participating in national health service funds and local authorities throughout the United Kingdom to provide health care services, including urgent care, sexual health and social care services for adults and children.
HCRG this week was listed on the Dark Web Leak site for the heavy dessa Ransomware Group group, which claims to have been at risk to the company to steal more than a Tirebite of data.
It seems that the alleged stolen data that is shared by Medusa sees by Techcrunch includes personal information of employees, sensitive medical records, financial records, government identity documents, such as passports and birth certificates.
HCRG spokeswoman Alison Klabaks told Techcrunch in a statement sent via e -mail that the company “is currently investigating a security technology safety accident” and “has recently identified a post on the dark web by a group claiming responsibility.”
The company refused to determine the types of data accessed but did not ignore Medosa’s claims. HCRG also refused to determine the number of affected individuals. According to the company’s website, HCRG has more than 5,000 employees and provides health care services to half a million patients across the United Kingdom.
“Our team has not noticed any suspicious activity since the implementation of immediate containment measures, and we are working with foreign forensic specialists to investigate the accident,” the spokesman said.
HCRG said it had informed the UK Information Commissioner Office and other violators.
The company said: “Our services continue to work and see patients safely, and those who have dates or who need to access our services must continue to do so.”
The Medusa Ransomware Group threatens to publish the alleged stolen data unless the gang’s HCRG pays a ransom request of two million dollars.
HCRG will not confirm how it has been hacked, but it is known that Midosa is using it Unfortunate weaknesses in the distant desktop program.
