A cyberattack on an external billing provider exposed data belonging to tens of thousands of patients from university hospitals in Baden-Württemberg, including Freiburg, Heidelberg, Tübingen, Ulm, and Mannheim. The stolen information includes names, addresses, billing records, and in some cases diagnosis, treatment, and bank account details, while the clinics’ own IT systems were not affected. #Unimed #UniversitätsklinikumFreiburg #UniversitätsklinikumHeidelberg #UniversitätsklinikumTübingen #UniversitätsklinikumUlm #UniversitätsklinikumMannheim
Keypoints
- A cyberattack hit an external service provider handling hospital billing.
- Data from tens of thousands of patients in Baden-Württemberg was stolen.
- Exposed information includes names, addresses, billing data, and some health details.
- Normal public health insurance patients were not affected, according to Freiburg University Hospital.
- The affected clinics stopped data transfers and informed authorities and patients.