Family Planning NSW(FPNSW) has become a victim of ransomware on Anzac Day.
Their database was hit by ransomware and information related to the customers who contacted the healthcare organization in the last two and half years was locked from access.
The data of over 8000 customers who have contacted the agency and left feedback regarding the services could have been compromised in the potential data breach.
No medical records were accessed in the breach.
Details such as names, email Ids, phone numbers, and the reason for taking an appointment could have been compromised.
Hackers were demanding a $15,000 ransom in bitcoins and the cryptocurrency is paid within a couple of days. They were intending to leak the details to the dark web.
Source: https://www.cybersecurity-insiders.com/ransomware-attack-on-family-planning-nsw/
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/family-planning-nsw
"id": "fam11530622",
"linkid": "family-planning-nsw",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "6/2017",
"severity": "75",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 8000,
'industry': 'Healthcare',
'location': 'Australia',
'name': 'Family Planning NSW',
'type': 'Healthcare Organization'}],
'data_breach': {'data_encryption': 'Yes',
'number_of_records_exposed': 8000,
'personally_identifiable_information': ['Names',
'Email IDs',
'Phone numbers'],
'sensitivity_of_data': 'Medium',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['Personal Information']},
'date_detected': '2023-04-25',
'description': 'Family Planning NSW (FPNSW) suffered a ransomware attack on '
'Anzac Day, leading to the encryption of customer information '
'from the past two and a half years.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Names',
'Email IDs',
'Phone numbers',
'Reason for taking an appointment'],
'financial_loss': '$15,000',
'systems_affected': 'Database'},
'motivation': 'Financial',
'ransomware': {'data_encryption': 'Yes',
'ransom_demanded': '$15,000',
'ransom_paid': 'Yes'},
'title': 'Ransomware Attack on Family Planning NSW',
'type': 'Ransomware'}