UCLA Health Responds to massive cyberattack

[Audrey McNeil <audrey () riskbasedsecurity com>]

http://www.insidecounsel.com/2015/07/21/ucla-health-responds-to-massive-cyberattack

As many as 4.5 million individuals may have been impacted by a cyber-attack
at UCLA Health.

The attackers accessed parts of the organization’s network that contained
personal and medical information.

Yet, there is no evidence the cyber-attackers accessed or acquired any
personal or medical information.

The FBI is investigating the attack, and UCLA also hired private computer
forensic specialists to secure information on network servers.

“We take this attack on our systems extremely seriously,” James Atkinson,
the interim associate vice chancellor and president of the UCLA Hospital
System, said in a statement. “Our patients come first at UCLA Health and
confidentiality is a critical part of our commitment to care. … We have
taken significant steps to further protect data and strengthen our network
against another cyber attack.”

UCLA Health detected suspicious activity in its network in October 2014,
and began an investigation with help from the FBI. Initially, it looked
like the attackers did not access parts of the network that contain
personal and medical information.

In fact, it appears the attackers may have had access to these parts of the
network as early as September 2014.

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