2023-08-21 11:14:50
Since the beginning of August, PAMI is under a cyberattack that affects all its online services and that exposed a battery of sensitive databelonging to the retirees and affiliated pensioners.
In fact, PAMI users found the official website and the social work app down for at least two days, since agency authorities had to limit access to their systems to face the consequences of the hack.
Enter here sensitive information of the retirees and pensioners affiliated with PAMI to which the hackers accessed are details such as Patient medical records, treatment records, home vaccinations, cancer treatment formslaboratory reports and studies such as tomography or ultrasound of a sensitive nature.
For his part, PAMI’s internal information is also affectedfor example, audits, billing of medical centers with patient details, budget items, supplier contractsand other elements that are hijacked by cybercriminals.
PAMI: Who is behind the hack
PAMI continues to mitigate the effects of the cyberattack suffered on August 2where they were retained, at least, 1.6 million files of members of the social workwhat translates into 831GB of data.
He cybercriminal group which was awarded the hack from PAMI is known as Rhysida and deposited a ransomware in the social work operating system, which is a type of virus that makes the victim’s files inaccessible.
Until the weekend cybercriminals demanded a cryptocurrency ransom of 25 BTCthat is to say some 650 thousand dollars approximatelyaccording to the latest foreign currency quotes.
He cyberattack generated major inconveniences in the PAMI service systemfor that reason they have been modified attention to retirees and pensioners who are affiliated with the social work. So, furthermore, there may be delays in shifts, medication and paperwork.
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