Pacific Alliance Medical Center was targeted by a ransomware attack that exposed 266,123 patients' information.
The medical and personal information on the servers affected by the virus included: names, demographic information, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, employment information, health insurance information, and health information, including, for example, treatment, diagnosis, and related information and medical images.
They improved virus detection and other security measures to stop unauthorized users from accessing computers.
To try to avoid future occurrences of this kind, they took additional measures.
As an additional precaution, PAMC has made identity theft protection services available to those who might be impacted for free for a two-year period.
In addition to being available by phoning the toll-free number provided below, instructions for signing up for credit monitoring were included in the notification letters.
PAMC asked patients and employees to remain vigilant by regularly reviewing their account statements, monitoring free credit reports, and reporting to their financial institutions any suspicious activity.
TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/pacific-alliance-medical-center
"id": "pac15111122",
"linkid": "pacific-alliance-medical-center",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "08/2017",
"severity": "75",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 266123,
'industry': 'Healthcare',
'name': 'Pacific Alliance Medical Center',
'type': 'Medical Center'}],
'customer_advisories': ['Identity theft protection services available for '
'free for a two-year period'],
'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 266123,
'personally_identifiable_information': ['Names',
'Demographic '
'Information',
'Dates of Birth',
'Social Security '
'Numbers',
'Employment '
'Information',
'Health Insurance '
'Information'],
'sensitivity_of_data': ['High'],
'type_of_data_compromised': ['Personal Information',
'Medical Information']},
'description': 'Pacific Alliance Medical Center was targeted by a ransomware '
"attack that exposed 266,123 patients' information.",
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Names',
'Demographic Information',
'Dates of Birth',
'Social Security Numbers',
'Employment Information',
'Health Insurance Information',
'Health Information',
'Medical Images']},
'recommendations': ['Remain vigilant by regularly reviewing account '
'statements, monitoring free credit reports, and '
'reporting any suspicious activity to financial '
'institutions'],
'response': {'communication_strategy': ['Notification letters with '
'instructions for signing up for '
'credit monitoring',
'Toll-free number for additional '
'information'],
'containment_measures': ['Improved virus detection and other '
'security measures to stop unauthorized '
'users from accessing computers'],
'remediation_measures': ['Additional measures to avoid future '
'occurrences']},
'title': 'Ransomware Attack on Pacific Alliance Medical Center',
'type': 'Ransomware Attack'}