Data breach may have exposed the personal, medical information of 600,000 in Michigan
Source: Washington Post
The personal information and medical data of more than 600,000 people in Michigan may have been compromised in a cyberattack, the state’s attorney general said Monday.
Hackers may have accessed the names, addresses, social security numbers and medical information of customers of several Michigan healthcare companies, including Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, Health Alliance Plan and McLaren Health Care, Dana Nessel said.
The business that hackers targeted, Wolverine Solutions Group (WSG), a healthcare company that partners with health plans and hospital systems, said that it has begun notifying clients whose information was compromised by the breach.
WSG said it discovered the breach in September, when malicious actors accessed and infected its network with malware. Rather than merely stealing customer data, WSG said, the hackers seized control of the company’s records, encrypting them and making them inaccessible in an effort to extort the company. Hospitals and government offices are among the frequent targets of ransomware.
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