Illinois Gastroenterology Group and the Mental Health Center of Greater Manchester Report Hacking Incidents
Illinois Gastroenterology Group just reported that unauthorized people obtained access to its computer system and possibly accessed and exfiltrated sensitive patient data. The group detected the cyberattack on October 22, 2021 due to suspicious activity seen in its computer system. Third-party cybersecurity experts were employed to inspect the attack and find out the nature and extent of the attack. On November 18, 2021, Illinois Gastroenterology found out that the segments of its network that the unauthorized people accessed comprised patient details like names, addresses, birth dates, driver’s license numbers, passport numbers, Social Security numbers, financial account details, payment card data,…