- Frederick Health Medical Group was hit with ransomware at the end of January 2025
- He concluded his investigation and says that almost one million people lost confidential data.
- Data include names, SSN, health insurance information and more
Now we know how many people are affected by a recent ransomware attack against Frederick Health Medical Group, almost one million.
The medical care provider reported the new figures to the Department of Health and Human Services of the United States (HHS), pointing out how on January 27, 2025, he experienced a “ransomware event” in their IT systems.
The information taken varies from one person to another, added Frederick Health Medical Group, and in the notice does not discuss the number of people affected, shared a figure with the HHS of the USA. UU. – 934,326 individuals.
Second increase
The subsequent research determined that the threat actors managed to steal certain files from a file sharing server.
These files included patient names, addresses, birth dates, social security numbers, driver’s license numbers, medical registration numbers, health insurance information and/or clinical information related to patient care.
Until now, no threat actor has assumed the responsibility of the attack, and the data has not yet appeared in the dark network, possibly suggesting that Frederick Health really paid the rescue demand.
The organization has approximately 4,000 employees and more than 25 locations. To mitigate the risk of the attack, it also offered all the affected people of free credit monitoring and identity theft protection services through IDX.
Medical care organizations are a main objective for ransomware operators, given the sensitivity of the data with which they operate. Only in April 2025, we have had stories of a cybersecurity CEO that tried to install malware on hospital computers, attacks against Yale Health and Davita, and the escape of data on Logezy.
In addition, Blue Shield of California also recently revealed a violation of data that presented confidential data of 4.7 million members.
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