Methodist Health System

Methodist Health System

Methodist McKinney Hospital experienced a data breach strike by the Karakurt ransomware group.

The attack impacted Methodist Allen Surgical Center, Methodist Craig Ranch Surgical Center, and Methodist McKinney.

The compromised information includes Name, Address Social Security number, Date of birth, Medical history, Medical diagnosis treatment information, Medical record number, and Health insurance information.

The hospital promptly took steps to secure its systems, implemented further safeguards, and reviewed policies and procedures.

Source: https://www.paubox.com/resources/karakurt-ransomware-group-strikes-methodist-mckinney-hospital/

TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/methodist-health-system

"id": "met01171122",
"linkid": "methodist-health-system",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "09/2022",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "7",
"explanation": "Attack that could injure or kill people"
{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Healthcare',
                        'location': 'McKinney',
                        'name': 'Methodist McKinney Hospital',
                        'type': 'Hospital'}],
 'data_breach': {'personally_identifiable_information': True,
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Name',
                                              'Address',
                                              'Social Security number',
                                              'Date of birth',
                                              'Medical history',
                                              'Medical diagnosis treatment '
                                              'information',
                                              'Medical record number',
                                              'Health insurance information']},
 'description': 'Methodist McKinney Hospital experienced a data breach strike '
                'by the Karakurt ransomware group. The attack impacted '
                'Methodist Allen Surgical Center, Methodist Craig Ranch '
                'Surgical Center, and Methodist McKinney. The compromised '
                'information includes Name, Address, Social Security number, '
                'Date of birth, Medical history, Medical diagnosis treatment '
                'information, Medical record number, and Health insurance '
                'information. The hospital promptly took steps to secure its '
                'systems, implemented further safeguards, and reviewed '
                'policies and procedures.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Name',
                                 'Address',
                                 'Social Security number',
                                 'Date of birth',
                                 'Medical history',
                                 'Medical diagnosis treatment information',
                                 'Medical record number',
                                 'Health insurance information'],
            'systems_affected': ['Methodist Allen Surgical Center',
                                 'Methodist Craig Ranch Surgical Center',
                                 'Methodist McKinney']},
 'post_incident_analysis': {'corrective_actions': 'Reviewed policies and '
                                                  'procedures'},
 'response': {'containment_measures': 'Secured its systems',
              'remediation_measures': 'Implemented further safeguards'},
 'threat_actor': 'Karakurt ransomware group',
 'title': 'Methodist McKinney Hospital Data Breach by Karakurt Ransomware '
          'Group',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}
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