A database filled with the medical records of nearly 200,000 U.S. military veterans was exposed online by a vendor working for the Veterans Administration. An analyst presented evidence the data might have been exfiltrated by ransomware attackers. The VA told Threatpost that it s actively investigating the situation and that it appears pen-testing could be the culprit, rather than malicious activity. The healthcare industry remains a high-level target of cyberattacks, according to Untangle’s Heather Paunet.
Source: https://threatpost.com/veterans-medical-records-ransomware/166025/