In another cybersecurity incident in Las Vegas, cyber actors have targeted several Las Vegas Valley hospitals which may have resulted in the compromise of their patients' sensitive information.
ESO, the company that suffered the data breach, is a third-party vendor that supplies software and other services to Valley Health's emergency medical services.
One of the major concerns in regards to the breach is the timeline of when ESO detected the breach and when this news reached the online audience and the ones affected.
Wilkinson stated that if hospitals have to shut down systems, these breaches may have an impact on patient care.
He notes that there is a direct link between hospital mortality and ransomware attacks, which target cyberspace, indicating that following a cyberattack like this, hospitals witness a rise in the death rate.
Valley Health System confirms that the breach has not affected its emergency care.
ESO further notes that it has taken all measures to prevent the data from getting leaked further.
ESO shared details of the measures that the victims of their data breach can take.
ESO informs that the affected individual can contact its helpline between the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday through Friday, excluding holidays.
The company has urged the data breach victims to call ESO's helpline at 347-8525 with their queries, or even to confirm if they were affected.
This Cyber News was published on www.cysecurity.news. Publication date: Tue, 26 Dec 2023 18:13:06 +0000