FBI Probing 2 Hospital Ransomware Attacks; Hackers Remove Health Data
Health IT Security
Jessica Davis
The FBI is currently investigating at least two separate ransomware incidents: one attack on Rehoboth McKinley Christian Health Care in New Mexico and another on Allergy Partners care sites in North Carolina.
The hackers have also removed data they previously leaked from the New Mexico provider. Rehoboth McKinley Christian Health Care is a nonprofit hospital that serves the Navajo nation. COVID-19 has hit the community hard, making the data leak and EHR downtime all the more concerning.
As previously reported, Conti threat actors posted data they claim to have stolen from Rehoboth McKinley several days before officials reported network outages due to a cyberattack. An email sent to HealthITSecurity.com shows the FBI is...