Colorado Medicaid members’ data may have been stolen in cyberattack

A message is displayed on a ransomware-infected laptop as part of a global cyberattack on June 27, 2017 in Geldrop.

People with Medicaid or Child Health Plan Plus should take steps to protect their identities because their information may have been compromised in a cyberattack, state officials who run the programs said Friday. Announced.

on thursday Several U.S. Government Agencies Announced Attacks It is due to an attack on software called MOVEit, which allows organizations to transfer large files by: Similar to consumer products like Dropbox.

A criminal group called Kropp claimed responsibility and demanded extortion payments from the company, but said it had no intention of attacking the agency and would delete the agency’s data. According to the Washington Post. But there is no way to keep that promise.

The Colorado Department of Health Policy and Finance announced Friday that a vendor it works with is using MOVEit and likely had its Medicaid and Child Health Plan Plus membership information stolen. The ministry said it will notify individuals as soon as it is known who has been affected.