NBC News reported that hackers “have published extensive patient information from two U.S. hospital chains in an apparent attempt to extort them for money.” The files, “which number in at least the tens of thousands and were posted to a blog on the dark web that the hackers use to name and extort their victims, includes patients’ personal identifying information, like their names, addresses, and birthdays, as well as their medical diagnoses.” They “come from the Leon Medical Centers, which serves eight locations in Miami, and Nocona General Hospital, which has three locations in Texas.” The article adds Leon has notified the “Department of Health and Human Services of a data breach, but only estimated 500 patients were affected.”

From the news release of the American Association for Justice.