St. Joseph's/Candler

St. Joseph's/Candler

The largest healthcare network in Savannah, Georgia St. Joseph’s/Candler (SJ/C) fell pret to a ransomware attack which resulted in data breach incident.

The attackers accessed its IT network and launched a a ransomware attack and made the files n the system inaccessible.

However the SJ/C isolated the affected systems still a large number patients' information including address, date of birth, Social Security number and other personal data was compromised.

Source: https://www.hcinnovationgroup.com/cybersecurity/data-breaches/news/21235267/largest-healthcare-network-in-savannah-ga-falls-victim-to-ransomware-attack

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/st--joseph'scandler

"id": "stj14022322",
"linkid": "st--joseph'scandler",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "6/2017",
"severity": "90",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"
{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Healthcare',
                        'location': 'Savannah, Georgia',
                        'name': 'St. Joseph’s/Candler (SJ/C)',
                        'type': 'Healthcare Network'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Ransomware',
 'data_breach': {'personally_identifiable_information': True,
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['address',
                                              'date of birth',
                                              'Social Security number',
                                              'other personal data']},
 'description': 'St. Joseph’s/Candler (SJ/C), the largest healthcare network '
                'in Savannah, Georgia, fell victim to a ransomware attack '
                'which resulted in a data breach incident. The attackers '
                'accessed its IT network and launched a ransomware attack, '
                'making the files in the system inaccessible. Although SJ/C '
                "isolated the affected systems, a large number of patients' "
                'information, including address, date of birth, Social '
                'Security number, and other personal data, was compromised.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['address',
                                 'date of birth',
                                 'Social Security number',
                                 'other personal data']},
 'ransomware': {'data_encryption': True},
 'response': {'containment_measures': 'Isolation of affected systems'},
 'title': 'Ransomware Attack at St. Joseph’s/Candler Healthcare Network',
 'type': 'Ransomware Attack'}
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