The Gentlemen come calling as Nutex confirms sensitive data theft
Ransomware crew threatens publication while healthcare biz assesses which records escaped
US hospital operator Nutex Health says attackers stole private or confidential patient, employee, provider, business, and financial information during the cyberattack it disclosed last week.
In an updated filing submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Monday, Nutex also said an unauthorized third party had threatened to publish the stolen information.
Nutex initially disclosed the intrusion on August 24 under Item 8.01 of Form 8-K, the catch-all category for "Other Events." Although it already believed some private or confidential information had been exfiltrated, it had not determined whether the stolen material included patient, employee, provider, business, financial, or intellectual property data.
The company has now reported the incident under Item 1.05, the section reserved for material cybersecurity incidents, as its investigation continues to determine precisely what was taken and who was affected.
Nutex did not identify the...
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