Hackers have stolen data from the cosmetic surgery chain The Hospital Group and are threatening to release sensitive patient information including before and after photos.
Hackers Steal Data from Cosmetic Surgery Chain The Hospital Group.
Hackers have stolen data from the cosmetic surgery chain The Hospital Group and are threatening to release sensitive patient information including before and after photos.
The hacker group REvil, also known as Sodinokibi, have taken responsibility for the hack, claiming that they have obtained over 900 gigabytes of patient photographs.
The Hospital Group confirmed the hack in a statement on their website: "Transform Hospital Group recently experienced a data security incident. Elements of our IT systems were accessed by an unauthorised third party on December 6th.
Speaking to the BBC, a customer spoke about his concerns regarding the breach, saying: "I have had an email from The Hospital Group informing me of a 'data security incident' but no detail as to what has been hacked."I'm obviously concerned as the last thing I want is 'before photos' being splattered around in the public domain. I've tried to keep my surgery private and not even some of my friends and colleagues know about it, so the data breach is concerning for me."
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The Hospital Group is said to have reported the incident to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).Evans Hughes are currently acting for several clients who have been affected by The Hospital Group data breach and are ready to advise anyone else who may have been impacted.
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