Feds investigate data breach at Johns Hopkins

The U.S. Office for Civil Rights is investigating a May 31 data breach that affected Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins Health System, local NBC affiliate WBALTV reported Aug. 4. 

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The investigation will look into the details of the breach that affected 2,584 people at Johns Hopkins Health System and 2,975 people at Columbia, Md.-based Johns Hopkins Howard County General Hospital, according to the publication. 

The breach occurred due to hackers targeting a software vulnerability called MOVEit, for which Russian-backed ransomware gang Clop claimed responsibility. 

The attack on MOVEit has also affected multiple hospitals and health systems across the U.S., including Dallas-based UT Southwestern Medical Center and St. Petersburg, Fla.-based Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital.

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