Ransomware Vendetta: Rhysida Group Strikes Prospect Medical, Warns of Auctioning Stolen Data

It has been claimed that Rhysida, an ever-evolving ransomware group, is responsible for the recent cyberattack on Prospect Medical Holdings during which hospitals and medical facilities in four states have been attacked. As a result, Prospect Medical Holdings was forced to take its systems down earlier this month. 

The Prospect Health Group operates 16 hospitals in California, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island, as well as more than 165 clinics and outpatient facilities throughout these states. According to Callow, many US healthcare systems have been affected by ransomware this year, infecting at least 53 hospitals under their control, and at least 20 of these organizations have had their data stolen as a result of the attack. 

The Department of Health and Human Services issued an alert earlier this month to warn people about Rhysida, a ransomware-as-a-service group that first arose in mid-May. The group is currently in its infancy and does not have some advanced features such as plaintext strings that reveal registry modification commands as well as some advanced features such as plaintext strings that display registry management commands. 

There have been major attacks on organizations in several sectors including education, government, manufacturing, technology, and managed servic

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