{"id":20982,"date":"2023-01-11T16:10:35","date_gmt":"2023-01-12T00:10:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/2023\/01\/11\/news-14715\/"},"modified":"2023-01-11T16:10:35","modified_gmt":"2023-01-12T00:10:35","slug":"news-14715","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/2023\/01\/11\/news-14715\/","title":{"rendered":"Maternal & Family Health Services discloses ransomware attack months after discovery"},"content":{"rendered":"

Maternal & Family Health Services (MFHS), a nonprofit healthcare giant based in Pennsylvania, said in an advisory<\/a> and press release<\/a> that it has suffered a ransomware attack which led to the potential exposure of sensitive data of patients, employees, and vendors.<\/p>\n

That data includes names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers (SSNs), driver’s license numbers, financial account or payment card information, site credentials, medical information, and health insurance information.<\/p>\n

According to the advisory:<\/p>\n

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“On April 4, 2022, Maternal & Family Health Services (MFHS), was made aware of a sophisticated ransomware incident that may have resulted in the inadvertent exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized individual. Upon learning this, MFHS immediately engaged specialized third-party forensic incident response firms to assist with securing our organization’s systems. The firms conducted a forensic investigation to determine the extent of any unauthorized activity and identify what data may have been compromised.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

While MFHS was alerted about the cybersecurity incident in early April last year, investigations revealed that the company might have been compromised months before that: as early as August 21, 2021. The healthcare provider failed to explain why it waited months before publicly disclosing the attacks and notifying potentially affected individuals by mail.<\/p>\n

The nonprofit also neglected to say who the ransomware attackers were or whether the ransom was paid or not. No ransomware group has stepped forward to claim the attack.<\/p>\n

MHFS attempted to reassure clients, saying there was no evidence of the data being misused:<\/p>\n

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“At this time, we are not aware of anyone experiencing fraud as a result of this incident. We encourage you to remain vigilant, monitor your accounts, and immediately report any suspicious activity or suspected misuse of your personal information.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The organization has offered complimentary credit monitoring and identity theft protection services to those affected. It also allocated a hotline for individuals who have questions about the attack. <\/p>\n

If you need to talk to someone, you can reach MFHS representatives at (833) 896-7339. They’re available from 9 AM to 9 PM, Monday through Friday.<\/p>\n

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A US health and human services organization recently revealed it was a victim of a ransomware attack that likely happened between August 2021 and April 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n
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