Ransomware attack on Great Plains Regional Medical Center
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The Great Plains Regional Medical Center in Elk City, Oklahoma, reports that it fell victim to a ransomware attack. Great Plains Regional Medical Center (GPRMC) is a not-for-profit healthcare facility located in Elk City, Oklahoma. The center offers a wide range of medical services, including emergency care, surgery, cardiology, oncology, orthopedics, pediatrics, radiology, and more.
Patients and staff at Great Plains Regional Medical Center are advised to monitor their personal information for any signs of misuse.
No specific details about the amount of the ransom, the nature of the data compromised, or the identity of the threat actors have been disclosed. The extent of compromised patient information has not yet been fully assessed, but the ransomware attack has significantly disrupted the hospital's operations.
Hospital officials have not yet provided an official statement regarding the breach.
Update - as of 7th of November, the Great Plains Regional Medical Center confirmed the attack and reported to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights. During the three-day period of unauthorized access, threat actors successfully exfiltrated sensitive patient information. Exposed data types included:
- Names
- Demographic information
- Social Security numbers
- Driver's license numbers
- Health insurance information
- Diagnosis information
- Medication information
- Clinical treatment records
The number of affected individuals is 133,149.
