University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine Suffers Ransomware Incident
The University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill School of Medicine notified 3,716 persons whose information may have been affected in a cyber phishing incident.
A forensic firm conducted a review that concluded on Sept. 13, 2019, and confirmed that an unauthorized third party gained access to several email accounts during the approximate timeframe of May 17, 2018, to June 18, 2018. The review confirmed that some patients’ personal information was contained in the affected email accounts, possibly related to treatments received when they were seen by a UNC physician.