Sturdy Memorial Hospital in Attleboro stated that it was hit by a ransomware attack, after which some information about patients was stolen.
The company paid a ransom to protect stolen patient information, In exchange for a ransom payment, they obtained assurances that the data acquired would not be further distributed and that it had been destroyed.
Sturdy Hospital has since upgraded its security to better protect the information of its clients, according to the statement.
Source: https://www.abc6.com/sturdy-hospital-pays-ransom-after-patient-information-is-stolen/
TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/sturdy-memorial-hospital
"id": "stu113316123",
"linkid": "sturdy-memorial-hospital",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "05/2021",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Healthcare',
'location': 'Attleboro',
'name': 'Sturdy Memorial Hospital',
'type': 'Hospital'}],
'data_breach': {'type_of_data_compromised': 'Patient Information'},
'description': 'Sturdy Memorial Hospital in Attleboro was hit by a ransomware '
'attack, resulting in the theft of patient information. The '
'hospital paid a ransom to protect the stolen data and has '
'since upgraded its security measures.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Patient Information']},
'motivation': 'Financial Gain',
'post_incident_analysis': {'corrective_actions': ['Upgraded Security '
'Measures']},
'ransomware': {'data_exfiltration': 'Yes', 'ransom_paid': 'Yes'},
'response': {'remediation_measures': ['Upgraded Security Measures']},
'title': 'Ransomware Attack on Sturdy Memorial Hospital',
'type': 'Ransomware Attack'}