Singing River Health System: Data of 895,000 stolen in ransomware attack
By Bill Toulas, Bleeping Computer The Singing River Health System is warning that it is now estimating that 895,204 people are impacted by a ransomware attack it suffered in August 2023. Singing River Health System is a major healthcare provider located in Mississippi, operating the Singing River Hospital in Pascagoula, Ocean Springs Hospital , and the Singing River Gulfport Hospital , collectively providing over 700 beds. The health system, which employs over 3,500 people, also operates two hospices, four pharmacies, six imaging centers, ten specialty centers, and twelve medical clinics in the Gulf Coast region. On August 19, 2023, Singing River announced that it had been targeted by a sophisticated ransomware attack, which resulted in operational disruptions at its hospitals and potentially data theft. Singing River was added to the HHS' Office for Civil Rights breach portal in late August, with a temporary figure of 501 impacted individuals. On September 13, 2023, the healthca...