McLaren Health Care Facing 3 Lawsuits in Ransomware Hack
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Litigation Filed Days After Alphv/BlackCat Claimed to Have Stolen Data of 2.5 Million Patients
A recent attack by a Russian ransomware-as-a-service group that stole the personal information of 2.5 million patients of McLaren Health Care has triggered at least three proposed federal class action lawsuits in recent days, claiming the healthcare company failed to protect patient privacy.
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The lawsuits – which each make similar allegations, including negligence by McLaren – were all filed in the same Michigan federal court by plaintiffs who are – or were – McLaren patients on behalf of themselves and others situated.
The litigation was filed only days after Alphv/Blackcat on Sept. 29 boasted on its dark web site to have stolen 6 terabytes of “sensitive data” pertaining to 2.5 million McLaren patients. The threat actor also claimed its “backdoor is still running” on McLaren’s network (see: Group Claims it Stole 2.5 Million Patients’ Data in Attack).
Attorneys filed lawsuits quickly against McLaren – even before the company notified individuals…
