Cactus ransomware gang claims attack on Petersen Health Care
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The Cactus ransomware group added Petersen Health Care to its dark web leak site. Petersen Health Care offers various services across Illinois, Missouri, and Iowa, including independent living, memory care, rehabilitation, skilled nursing, supportive living, and assisted living facilities.
As part of the listing Cactus released screenshots of identity documents, such as passports, as evidence, but it remains unclear whether these documents are related to employees or patients, with the likelihood leaning towards employee-related documents.
No files explicitly marked as patient or medical records were released, and Cactus has not disclosed if they encrypted any files or systems in the attack.
Petersen Health Care has not commented on the ransomware claim. Petersen's website had no notification regarding the incident.
The lack of definitive evidence about the breach involving protected health information leaves uncertainty about whether any patient data was actually obtained.
