"LVHN: Sensitive Photos of Almost 2,800 Patients Potentially Stolen in Data Breach"
Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN) has recently revealed that cybercriminals potentially stole sensitive photographs of as many as 2,760 patients during a data breach. LVHN announced in February that a cyberattack carried out by the Russian ransomware gang BlackCat had compromised the confidential records and "clinically appropriate" photographs of an unknown number of its patients. The attack targeted a network supporting Delta Medix, the Lackawanna County-based medical practice LVHN acquired in 2021. According to the company, when they refused to pay the ransom sought by the hackers, BlackCat began making the stolen patient images and information available for download on the dark web. The company is now being served with a class-action lawsuit. LVHN stated that its investigation also showed some patients whose photos were possibly accessed by hackers are residents of other states, including New York, New Jersey, Virginia, Georgia, and California.