Cyber gangsters had attacked the computer systems of a medical research company on standby to carry out trials of a possible future vaccine for the Covid-19 coronavirus.
The Maze ransomware group attacked the computer systems of Hammersmith Medicines Research (HMR).
They published the personal details of thousands of former patients after the company declined to pay a ransom.
TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/hammersmith-medicines-research-ltd
"id": "ham1853231222",
"linkid": "hammersmith-medicines-research-ltd",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "03/2020",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Healthcare',
'name': 'Hammersmith Medicines Research (HMR)',
'type': 'Medical Research Company'}],
'data_breach': {'data_exfiltration': True,
'number_of_records_exposed': 'Thousands',
'personally_identifiable_information': True,
'type_of_data_compromised': ['Personal details']},
'description': 'Cyber gangsters had attacked the computer systems of a '
'medical research company on standby to carry out trials of a '
'possible future vaccine for the Covid-19 coronavirus. The '
'Maze ransomware group attacked the computer systems of '
'Hammersmith Medicines Research (HMR). They published the '
'personal details of thousands of former patients after the '
'company declined to pay a ransom.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Personal details of former patients'],
'systems_affected': ['Computer systems']},
'initial_access_broker': {'data_sold_on_dark_web': True},
'motivation': 'Financial gain',
'ransomware': {'data_exfiltration': True, 'ransomware_strain': 'Maze'},
'threat_actor': 'Maze ransomware group',
'title': 'Ransomware Attack on Hammersmith Medicines Research',
'type': 'Ransomware'}