Ransomware Strikes Again: McLaren Health Data Breach Leaves 743,000 Vulnerable
Michigan healthcare provider McLaren Health Care is notifying over 743,000 people about a 2024 data breach. The breach involved ransomware, compromising personal information like Social Security numbers and medical data. While McLaren offers affected individuals free credit monitoring, they remain tight-lipped about the hackers, who clearly aren’t looking for a healthcare plan.
Hot Take:
McLaren Health Care seems to be stuck in a Groundhog Day of data breaches. Perhaps they should consider renaming their IT department to “Groundhog Day Security,” where history is doomed to repeat itself. For now, it seems that McLaren’s data is more “open wide” than their patients’ mouths during a dental check-up!
Key Points:
- The breach compromised personal information of 743,131 individuals, including sensitive data like Social Security numbers and medical information.
- McLaren Health Care discovered the breach on August 5, 2024, after suspicious activity was detected.
- Ransomware was involved, though the responsible threat actor remains unidentified.
- McLaren is offering 12 months of free credit monitoring to affected individuals.
- This is McLaren’s second ransomware-related data breach in two years.
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