Security News > 2023 > March > Cancer patient sues hospital after ransomware gang leaks her nude medical photos

A cancer patient whose nude medical photos and records were posted online after they were stolen by a ransomware gang, has sued her healthcare provider for allowing the "Preventable" and "Seriously damaging" leak.

LVHN refused to pay the ransom, and earlier this month BlackCat started leaking patient info, including images of at least two breast cancer patients, naked from the waist up.

"This unconscionable criminal act takes advantage of patients receiving cancer treatment, and LVHN condemns this despicable behavior," LVHN spokesperson Brian Downs said at the time.

"The hospital invites patients into its facility and takes possession of this data," Howard told The Register.

According to the lawyers, this is the second data breach affecting the Pennsylvania health-care group's patients over the last few years.

In 2021, LVHN admitted that patients' personal info was stolen from one of its vendors, we're told.

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