Harvard Eye Associates

California-based eye care provider, Harvard Eye Associates was targeted in a ransomware attack.

The hackers accessed their computers and stole personal eye practice data.

The attackers did not sell or leak the stolen data and provided it back to the eye care provider after getting the ransom.

Source: https://www.govinfosecurity.com/eye-care-practice-vendor-paid-ransom-for-return-data-a-16029

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/havard-eye-associates

"id": "har18422322",
"linkid": "havard-eye-associates",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "6/2017",
"severity": "90",
"impact": "5",
"explanation": "Attack threatening the organization's existence"

{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Healthcare',
                        'location': 'California',
                        'name': 'Harvard Eye Associates',
                        'type': 'Eye Care Provider'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Unspecified',
 'data_breach': {'data_exfiltration': 'Yes',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': 'Personal eye practice data'},
 'description': 'California-based eye care provider, Harvard Eye Associates '
                'was targeted in a ransomware attack. The hackers accessed '
                'their computers and stole personal eye practice data. The '
                'attackers did not sell or leak the stolen data and provided '
                'it back to the eye care provider after getting the ransom.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': 'Personal eye practice data',
            'systems_affected': 'Computers'},
 'motivation': 'Financial',
 'ransomware': {'data_exfiltration': 'Yes',
                'ransom_demanded': 'Yes',
                'ransom_paid': 'Yes'},
 'threat_actor': 'Unknown',
 'title': 'Ransomware Attack on Harvard Eye Associates',
 'type': 'Ransomware'}