Rite Aid’s Ransomware Ruckus: 10GB of Customer Data Stolen, No Ransom Paid
Rite Aid confirmed a ransomware attack by RansomHub led to data theft but assured that health and financial info remained untouched.
Hot Take:
Rite Aid just found out that ransomware attacks aren’t a “limited” incident when 45 million lines of personal data are involved. If only they could prescribe themselves a dose of better cybersecurity!
Key Points:
- Rite Aid suffered a ransomware attack that resulted in data theft but claimed no health or financial data was compromised.
- The attack was carried out by a group called RansomHub, who claimed to have stolen over 10GB of customer information.
- RansomHub is demanding a ransom and threatens to leak the data if not paid.
- This group is a rebranded version of an affiliate from the defunct ALPHV (BlackCat) ransomware operation.
- Rite Aid is working with third-party cybersecurity experts to restore systems and notify affected customers.
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