Prominent private hospital group in South Africa hacked – MyBroadband

Mediclinic Southern Africa, a prominent private hospital group, was hacked by the cyber extortion gang Everest Group, which claims to have exfiltrated 4GB of data and employee information. The attack, which occurred earlier this year, targeted Mediclinic’s HR systems, compromising sensitive data such as salary information and disciplinary actions. Mediclinic has taken steps to contain the incident, including isolating the affected system and contacting those whose data may have been impacted, and has reported the breach to relevant authorities.