DocGo says hackers stole patient data in a recent cyberattack

DocGo also added that, while the investigation is ongoing, the company has found no evidence of continued unauthorized activity on its systems and has contained the incident. Additionally, it is sending out notifications to users affected by the attack.

Healthcare highly attacked

There have been heightened adversary activities in US healthcare, with the authorities warning against a specific targeting of the sector. A recent joint advisory by the FBI, CISA, and the Department of Health and Human Services (SSH) highlighted evolved targeting by the BlackCat ransomware gang.

Earlier in Feb, a massive attack on the Change Healthcare systems, carried out by BlackCat, pushed the UnitedHealth-owned business into a complete IT shutdown. The threat actors exploited existing, unpatched vulnerabilities to hack into its systems.

Previously in January, BlackCat was also attributed to an attack on NextGen Healthcare systems which allegedly had a ransom ask of $1.5 million.