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PEAR leaks data allegedly exfiltrated from South Plains Rural Health Services while SPRHS remains silent

DataBreaches.net · · International · Data Breaches

SuspectFile reports: A cyberattack against a Texas healthcare organization allegedly resulted in the exfiltration of approximately 1.4 TB of data, according to claims made by the ransomware group PEAR. The alleged victim is South Plains Rural Health Services, Inc. (SPRHS), a nonprofit healthcare organization that has provided services to rural communities across West Texas for decades. The information... Source

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