Data Breach at Tennessee Hospital Affects 337,000

Cookeville Regional Medical Center in Tennessee suffered a significant data breach in 2024 at the hands of the Rhysida ransomware group. The threat actors successfully exfiltrated 500GB of sensitive data, potentially exposing personal information of 337,000 individuals. Rhysida, an active ransomware-as-a-service operation, targeted the healthcare sector, which remains a high-value target due to the sensitivity of medical data. Healthcare organizations should ensure robust backup strategies, network segmentation, and endpoint detection capabilities to mitigate similar ransomware threats. Affected individuals should monitor for identity theft and fraud through credit monitoring services.

Cookeville Regional Medical Center was targeted last year by the Rhysida ransomware group, which stole 500GB of data. The post Data Breach at Tennessee Hospital Affects 337,000 appeared first on SecurityWeek .

Cookeville Regional Medical Center in Tennessee suffered a significant data breach in 2024 at the hands of the Rhysida ransomware group. The threat actors successfully exfiltrated 500GB of sensitive data, potentially exposing personal information of 337,000 individuals. Rhysida, an active ransomware-as-a-service operation, targeted the healthcare sector, which remains a high-value target due to the sensitivity of medical data. Healthcare organizations should ensure robust backup strategies, network segmentation, and endpoint detection capabilities to mitigate similar ransomware threats. Affected individuals should monitor for identity theft and fraud through credit monitoring services. Cookeville Regional Medical Center was targeted last year by the Rhysida ransomware group, which stole 500GB of data. The post Data Breach at Tennessee Hospital Affects 337,000 appeared first on SecurityWeek . Cookeville Regional Medical Center was targeted last year by the Rhysida ransomware group, which stole 500GB of data. The post Data Breach at Tennessee Hospital Affects 337,000 appeared first on SecurityWeek .