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UK healthcare giant HCRG Care Group, previously known as Virgin Care, is currently investigating an IT security incident after the Medusa ransomware gang claimed responsibility for breaching the company's systems. The attackers allege to have stolen troves of sensitive data, totaling 2.275 TB, and are demanding $2 million (£1.6 million) in ransom. HCRG, which runs child and family health and social services across the UK for the NHS and local authorities, is working with external forensic specialists to investigate the incident.

HCRG has stated that its services are continuing to operate safely, and patients should keep their scheduled appointments. The Medusa crew is threatening to leak the stolen information online if the ransom isn't paid by February 27th. Samples of the allegedly stolen data, which include employees’ personal information, sensitive medical records, financial records, and government identification documents, have been shared by Medusa. HCRG has notified the U.K.’s Information Commissioner’s Office and other relevant regulators about the breach.

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References:

• DataBreaches.Net - HCRG Care Group, a private health and social services provider, has seemingly fallen victim to the Medusa ransomware gang, which is threatening to leak what’s claimed to be stolen internal reco - 22h
• @theregister - Medusa ransomware gang demands $2M from UK private health services provider 2.3 TB held to ransom as biz formerly known as Virgin Care tells us it's probing IT 'security incident' Exclusive  HCRG C - 22h
• The Register - Security: Cyber-crime - HCRG Care Group, a private health and social services provider, has seemingly fallen victim to the Medusa ransomware gang, which is threatening to leak what's claimed to be stolen internal records unl - 22h
• @carlypage - UK healthcare giant HCRG Care Group has confirmed it’s investigating an IT security incident after the Medusa ransomware gang claimed to have breached the company's systems to steal troves of s - 22h
• techcrunch.com - HCRG Care Group, a private health and social services provider, has seemingly fallen victim to the Medusa ransomware gang, which is threatening to leak what’s claimed to be stolen internal reco - 21h
• go.theregister.com - 2.3 TB held to ransom as biz formerly known as Virgin Care tells us it's probing IT 'security incident' Exclusive   HCRG Care Group, a private health and social services provider, has seemingly fal - 17h
• Legit Security Blog - Medusa ransomware gang demands $2M from UK private health services provider - 13h

Classification:

• HashTags: ransomware cyberattack healthcare
• Company: HCRG
• Target: HCRG Care Group
• Attacker: Medusa
• Feature: Data Theft
• Type: Ransomware
• Severity: Major