The Rhysida Ransomware outfit claims to have infiltrated Bayhealth Hospital in Delaware and is offering the allegedly stolen data for 25 BTC. Bayhealth Hospital is a technologically equipped not-for-profit healthcare facility with around 4,000 employees and a medical team of over 450 physicians and 200 advanced practice clinicians.
Bayhealth Medical Centre, which covers central and southern Delaware, runs two hospitals, Bayhealth Hospital, Kent Campus in Dover and Bayhealth Hospital, Sussex Campus in Milford, as well as the Bayhealth Emergency Centre in Smyrna. The facility has 316 beds and offers inpatient services such as labour, cardiology, and cancer care.
It also offers outpatient care, support services, community outreach, and imaging. Both the Kent and Sussex campuses include 24-hour emergency departments with Level III trauma centres, as does the Smyrna centre. The Rhysida Ransomware organisation claims to have infiltrated Bayhealth Hospital and added it to the list of victims on their Tor leak website.
The group claims to have stolen data from the hospital and is asking for 25 BTC to stop the leak. The hacking outfit released screenshots of stolen passports and ID cards as evidence of the hack.
“With just 7 days on the clock, seize the opportunity to bid on exclusive, unique, and impressive data. Open your wallets and be ready to buy exclusive data. We sell only to one hand, no reselling, you will be the only owner!” announced the ransomware gang.
This is not the first time that the Rhysida ransomware outfit has targeted a hospital. In December 2023, the group claimed to have hacked Abdali Hospital, a multi-specialty hospital in Jordan. At the end of November, the ransomware organisation claimed to have hacked the King Edward VII Hospital in London. The organisation also claimed to have hacked the British Library and the China Energy Engineering Corporation.
The ransomware group has been active since May 2023. According to the gang's Tor leak site, the operation has affected at least 62 companies. The ransomware group targeted organisations across several industries, including education, healthcare, manufacturing, information technology, and government. The victims of the gang are considered "targets of opportunity.”
