National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS) Data Breach Jun 2024

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    Security Incident Summary

    Severity Score
    Significant to High
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    Organization

    National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS)
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    Threat Actor

    BlackSuit
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    Actor Type

    Ransomware Gang
    Type of Breach
    Ransomware Attack

    News Timeline

    Jul 09, 2024
    Follow up
    Ransomware attack on blood-testing service puts lives in danger in South Africa bitdefender.com - The BlackSuit ransomware group attacked South Africa's National Health Laboratory Service on June 22, crippling its ability to process over 6.3 million blood tests and forcing it to shut down vital IT...
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    Recovery Dates
    Ransomware recovery at South Africa national lab imminent scmagazine.com - The BlackSuit ransomware group's attack on South Africa's National Health Laboratory Service led to the theft of 1.2 TB of data, severely disrupting services amid ongoing Mpox, HIV, and tuberculosis e...
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    Jul 08, 2024
    Impact Disclosed
    South Africa national lab says ransomware recovery to last until mid-July therecord.media - The National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS) revealed that the WebView portal, crucial for disseminating test results to physicians, is still offline, forcing staff to deliver urgent test results by ...
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    Jul 03, 2024
    Ongoing Repercussions
    South Africa National Healthcare Lab Still Reeling From Ransomware Attack darkreading.com - The ransomware attack on South Africa's National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS) on June 22 specifically targeted vulnerabilities in their information infrastructure, which resulted in the blocking o...
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    Organization Details

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    Organization Size
    6500
    HQ Location
    Johannesburg, South Africa
    Industry
    Healthcare
    Security Stack used by National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS) at time of breach (best approximation) Why?
    Network Security

    VPN/SASE

    Unknown

    IDS/IPS

    Unknown
    Endpoint Security

    EDR

    Unknown

    MDM

    Unknown
    Identity Management

    SSO / MFA

    Unknown

    IGA

    Unknown
    Application Security

    WAF

    Unknown

    SCA

    Unknown
    Cloud Security

    CASB

    Unknown

    CWPP

    Unknown
    SIEM / Threat Intel

    SIEM

    Unknown

    TIP

    Unknown
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    What is National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS)?

    The National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS) is a South African national government institution established in 2001 through the merger of the South African Institute for Medical Research (SAIMR), the National Centre for Occupational Health, and the National Institute for Virology. Additionally, it ...
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