{"id":1078900,"date":"2021-12-03T00:43:43","date_gmt":"2021-12-03T05:43:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1078900"},"modified":"2021-12-03T00:43:45","modified_gmt":"2021-12-03T05:43:45","slug":"planned-parenthood-breach-400k-patients-personal-clinical-data-stolen-in-ransomware-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/planned-parenthood-breach-400k-patients-personal-clinical-data-stolen-in-ransomware-attack\/","title":{"rendered":"Planned Parenthood Breach: 400K Patients\u2019 Personal, Clinical Data Stolen in Ransomware Attack"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fplanned-parenthood-breach-400k-patients-personal-clinical-data-stolen-in-ransomware-attack%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1078900&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"subheading\">The personal and clinical information of about 400,000 patients of Planned Parenthood Los Angeles (PPLA) was stolen in October in a ransomware attack, the organization announced Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>In letters and emails sent to patients November 30 to notify them about the attack, Planned Parenthood <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-10268859\/400-000-LA-Planned-Parenthood-users-data-stolen-ransomware-attack-Roe-v-Wade-attack.html\">wrote<\/a> the files involved in the breach contained patients\u2019 names, addresses, insurance information, dates of birth, and clinical data, such as diagnosis, procedure, and\/or prescription information, the <em>Daily Mail<\/em> reported.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThe breach is staggering both for the number of victims and for the highly personal information hackers stole, which could identify people who\u2019ve had abortions and other procedures,\u201d the <em>Washington Post<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2021\/12\/02\/planned-parenthood-hack-compromised-intensely-personal-information\/\">noted<\/a> as well Thursday.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>According to the letter to patients, PPLA \u201cidentified suspicious activity\u201d on its computer network on October 17.<\/p>\n<p>The organization wrote it \u201cimmediately took our systems offline, notified law enforcement,\u201d and hired a \u201cthird-party cybersecurity firm\u201d to assist in an investigation.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_12149957\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" readability=\"39\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/pelosi-planned-parenthood-abortion-getty.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12149957\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/pelosi-planned-parenthood-abortion-getty.jpg\" alt=\"WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 26: House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speaks to the crowd during a protest against the GOP health care plan, on Capitol Hill, July 26, 2017 in Washington, DC. GOP efforts to pass legislation to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, were dealt setbacks when a mix of conservative and moderate Republican senators joined Democrats to oppose procedural measures on the bill. (Photo by Drew Angerer\/Getty Images)\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speaks to the crowd during a protest against the GOP health care plan, on Capitol Hill, July 26, 2017, in Washington, DC. (Photo by Drew Angerer\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The letter stated the investigation revealed \u201can unauthorized person gained access to our network\u201d between October 9 and October 17 and \u201cexfiltrated some files from our systems during that time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In a section of the letter titled, \u201cWhat You Can Do,\u201d Planned Parenthood told patients:<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"12\">\n<p>At this time, we have no evidence that any information involved in this incident has been used for fraudulent purposes. However, in an abundance of caution, we wanted to notify you of this incident and assure you that we take this very seriously. It is always a good idea to review statements you receive from your health insurer and health care providers. If you see charges for services you did not receive, please call the insurer or provider immediately.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Meanwhile, Planned Parenthood said it will \u201ctake steps to enhance our existing security measures\u201d including \u201cincreasing our network monitoring\u201d and hiring additional cybersecurity personnel.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is unclear whether the Planned Parenthood plans to pay off the hackers that stole the names, addresses, contact information and medical records of their patients,\u201d the <em>Daily Mail&nbsp;<\/em>noted.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The personal and clinical information of about 400,000 patients of Planned Parenthood Los Angeles (PPLA) was stolen in October in a ransomware attack, the organization announced Wednesday. 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