New Mexico hospital tells patients to monitor bank statements after malware infection

Patients of Roosevelt General Hospital in Portales, New Mexico are told to monitor their credit reports after the healthcare unit discovered malware on a digital imaging server used in radiology that contained patient information. Although it’s unclear if any patient data was compromised in the hack, RGH is alerting potentially affected patients and offering assistance in monitoring their information, local news outlet The Roosevelt Review reports. Information contained on the server included names, addresses, date of birth, driver’s licenses numbers, Social Security numbers, phone numbers, insurance information, medical information and gender, the hospital said in its advisory. RGH says its IT staff “secured and restored” the server and patient information as soon as the breach was identified, suggesting the infection may have damaged the data – i.e. a ransomware contagion. RGH Marketing and Public Relations Director Jeanette Orrantia advises patients who receive a notice to monitor their credit reports. Since then, the server has been secured and patient information has been restored.