Hackers Claim To Have Breached Florida Health Data

The Tampa Bay Times reports:

A hacker group claims it has breached the Florida Department of Health and gained access to a large amount of potentially sensitive data on Floridians. The RansomHub ransomware group said in a post on the dark web that it will release 100 gigabytes of department data unless the state pays an undisclosed amount of money. A database of all of the state’s payments to contractors in a year takes up about 0.1 gigabytes.

What type of information the group possesses, or even whether it possesses any, is unclear. A spokesperson for the department, which reports to Gov. Ron DeSantis, confirmed on Wednesday the department experienced “a potential cyber incident.” The Department of Health holds some of the state’s most sensitive information, including individuals’ COVID-19 vaccine records, prescriptions for controlled substances and medical marijuana patient data.

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NEW: A group of hackers is claiming to be holding hostage a trove of Florida Department of Health data.

It could include some of the state’s most sensitive data — covid vaccine records, prescriptions and medical marijuana patient data.https://t.co/LrDDoPVeVC

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