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PR Bayamon Medical Center y Puerto Rico Women And Children’s Hospital Jul 2019 Malware Attack (Q13563)

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A data breach risk event
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PR Bayamon Medical Center y Puerto Rico Women And Children’s Hospital Jul 2019 Malware Attack
A data breach risk event

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    July 2019
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    The ransomware infection encrypted all computer files that contained patients personal information. The incident impacted nearly 422,496 Bayamn Medical Center patients and 99,943 Puerto Rico Women And Childrens Hospital patients. What is the issue? Bayamn Medical Center and its affiliated Puerto Rico Women And Childrens Hospital fell victim to a ransomware attack impacting over 520,000 patientss data. The big picture Bayamn Medical Center reported that 422,496 patients were potentially impacted, while Puerto Rico Women And Childrens Hospital reported that 99,943 patients were potentially impacted by the incident. (English)