Article Title: VA says cyberattack targeted health data of hundreds of veterans in Minnesota
Article Excerpt: "...The information was on a private vendor’s server, the federal agency said. More than 2,300 were targeted across the country. ...The VA said the attack victimized a server managed by DBP Inc., a private medical transcription vendor based in Detroit. DBP representatives were not immediately available Friday to respond to the VA’s announcement.
The affected documents contained some or all the following information, according to the VA: full name, medical record information and Social Security number."
... The cyber sleuths encrypted the DBP-retained records before they were potentially copied, the VA said. ...
Reference Source: www.startribune.com
