"Data Breach at Las Vegas Hospital"
An investigation has been launched into a data breach that occurred in June at a hospital in Las Vegas. The University Medical Center (UMC) is a nonprofit public hospital affiliated with the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV and operated by the Clark County Commission. The hospital houses the Silver State's only Level 1 trauma center. On Monday, ransomware gang REvil claimed to have hacked into their computer network and exfiltrated data belonging to the hospital. Sensitive information allegedly swiped by the gang includes Nevada driver's licenses, passports, and Social Security numbers. Images of what appear to be stolen data belonging to at least six victims were uploaded to the hacking group's website on the darknet. On Tuesday, UMC acknowledged that its network had been compromised in the middle of June when a server was accessed without authorization. The hospital said that the matter had been reported to law enforcement, who were now investigating it as a cyberattack. The hospital stated that there is no evidence that any clinical systems were accessed during the attack.