Court docs: Lawsuit filed against Columbia Orthopaedic Group after ‘ransomware gang’ takes credit for cyber attack
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A patient filed a class action lawsuit accusing Columbia Orthopaedic Group of failing to protect data after Lockbit 5 claimed a breach.Summary
A class action lawsuit filed Tuesday in Boone County, Missouri, accuses Columbia Orthopaedic Group of negligence and other violations after the ransomware gang Lockbit 5 claimed it breached the group's network and systems. Plaintiff Vicki Dixon of Laddonia alleges Columbia Orthopaedic did not do enough to protect patient information, including by failing to encrypt or redact highly sensitive data, and says patient information was posted to the dark web. Court documents identify the gang as Lockbit 5 and describe its "ransomware-as-a-service" model; a summons was issued for Columbia Orthopaedic on Tuesday.
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