Cyber gangsters hit UK medical firm poised for work on Coronavirus with Maze ransomware attack
Summary
The Maze ransomware group attacked the computer systems of Hammersmith Medicines Research (HMR), publishing personal details of thousands of former patients after the company declined to pay a ransom. It stepped up pressure on the organisation yesterday [21 March], by publishing historic sensitive medical and personal information about thousands of former patients on the internet. The files, which HMR said are likely to date back 8 to 20 years, contain medical questionnaires, copies of passports, driving licenses and national insurance numbers of over 2,300 of the organisation’s patients. It upped the ante in late 2019 by naming companies on websites that refused to pay ransoms and publishing documents and data stolen from their computer networks. Emsisoft said it had teamed up with Coveware, to offer free help to healthcare providers affected by ransomware during the Coronavirus crisis, including threat analysis, development of decryption tools, and as a last resort, negotiating with cyber attackers.
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