Professional Finance Company, a Colorado-based debt collector whose customers include hundreds of US hospitals, medical clinics, and dental groups, recently disclosed that private data – including names, addresses, social security numbers, and health records – for more than 1.9 million people was exposed during a ransomware infection.
In a notice [PDF] posted on its website, PFC said it “detected and stopped a sophisticated ransomware attack” on February 26 this year, during which criminals accessed files containing data from more than 650 healthcare providers. The company said it notified the affected medical centers around May 5, and is mailing letters to individuals whose data may have been stolen during the intrusion.
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Source: The Register