"Bitmarck Halts Operations Due to Cybersecurity Breach"

German IT service provider Bitmarck has recently confirmed that it brought all of its customer and internal systems offline due to a cyberattack discovered over the weekend.  The company stated that in compliance with their security protocol, they have taken down customer and internal systems from the grid in a controlled manner and conducted an impact analysis.  Bitmarck also added that it does not believe customer data was impacted due to the breach.  The company stated that the patient data stored in the ePA [electronic patient file] was not at risk during the attack and remains secure.  According to Coalfire vice president Andrew Barratt, however, signs of data theft are often challenging to determine.  Barratt noted that the big concern would be if the Bitmarck infrastructure has been leveraged to move laterally into other healthcare environments.  Since the breach, Bitmarck said it restored access to some services, including the digital processing of electronic incapacity certificates (eAU) and access to ePA.  Still, the tech giant clarified that there would be considerable restrictions in day-to-day business for the foreseeable future as entire data centers have been disconnected from the network since the attack.

Infosecurity reports: "Bitmarck Halts Operations Due to Cybersecurity Breach"