Cyberattack: Hackers steal data from KJF Augsburg patients

Date Reported: 2024-04-15
Country: Germany
Victim: Katholische Jugendfürsorge der Diözese Augsburg (KJF) | kjf-augsburg.de
Additional Information:

  • The Katholische Jugendfürsorge der Diözese Augsburg (KJF) fell victim to a professional cyber attack in mid-April.
  • During the attack, personal, financial, patient, and health data were stolen from several KJF facilities, including the largest maternity ward in the region, the Josefinum in Augsburg.
  • The hackers gained access to parts of KJF’s IT infrastructure, but it appears that treatment records or medical letters were not stolen.
  • KJF has set up a hotline for potentially affected individuals and advises them to change their passwords and closely monitor their bank accounts to prevent misuse.

Article: https://www.augsburger-allgemeine.de/bayern/cyberangriff-hacker-stehlen-daten-von-patienten-der-kjf-augsburg-id70612686.html
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