Planned Parenthood Los Angeles is notifying about 400,000 individuals of an apparent ransomware attack in October. The attack involved exfiltration of files containing sensitive health information, including patients’ diagnoses and medical procedures. PPLA says it immediately took its systems offline, notified law enforcement authorities and engaged a third-party cybersecurity firm to assist. Experts note the possibility of similar attacks on other reproductive healthcare providers to potentially threaten their patients. The type of highly sensitive medical information exfiltrated in the cyberattack on Planned Parenthood is especially alarming, other experts note.”]
Source: https://www.govinfosecurity.com/planned-parenthood-la-data-exfiltrated-400000-affected-a-18042