Michael Nakhiengchanh reports:
Taipei’s Mackay Memorial Hospital apologized Thursday to the public for an information leak caused by a cyberattack earlier this month.
On Feb. 9, the hospital was hit by ransomware called “Crazy Hunter,” causing over 500 computers to crash and reportedly up to 32.5 GB of information stolen, per CNA. The leaked data allegedly includes personal details of 16.6 million patients from Mackay branches across Taiwan, including Tamsui and Hsinchu.
On Feb. 28, a hacker on an online forum claimed to possess data from the attack and sold it online, per UDN. In response, the hospital said in a press release that it follows a zero-trust model and clarified three points.
Read more at Taiwan News.
“Crazy Hunter” is the name of the forum user who posted the data as well as the name of the ransomware.