The information kept on Urology Austin systems was encrypted during a ransomware assault that exposed 279,663 patients' data.
The compromised data includes personal information including name, address, date of birth, Social Security number, and medical information.
They investigated the incident and shut down the computer network and started the process of restoring the affected data.
Source: https://www.databreaches.net/urology-austin-notifies-patients-of-ransomware-attack/
TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/urologyaustin
"id": "uro22508722",
"linkid": "urologyaustin",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "03/2017",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 279663,
'industry': 'Healthcare',
'name': 'Urology Austin',
'type': 'Healthcare Provider'}],
'data_breach': {'data_encryption': 'Yes',
'number_of_records_exposed': 279663,
'personally_identifiable_information': ['Name',
'Address',
'Date of Birth',
'Social Security '
'Number'],
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['Personal Information',
'Medical Information']},
'description': 'A ransomware attack on Urology Austin resulted in the '
"encryption of data and the exposure of 279,663 patients' "
'personal and medical information.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Personal Information', 'Medical Information'],
'identity_theft_risk': 'High',
'systems_affected': ['Computer Network']},
'motivation': 'Financial Gain',
'ransomware': {'data_encryption': 'Yes'},
'references': [{'source': 'Cyber Incident Description'}],
'response': {'containment_measures': ['Shut down computer network'],
'remediation_measures': ['Restoring affected data']},
'title': 'Ransomware Attack on Urology Austin',
'type': 'Ransomware'}