Northwest Iowa — A major provider of vision care in the state of Iowa says it’s dealing with a ransomware attack…..and will not be paying up.
Wolfe Eye Clinic says it will be notifying approximately 500-thousand current and former patients that their personal information may have been inappropriately accessed as a part of a cyber-related incident. The Clinic discovered a cyberattack on its systems in early February. Chief Financial Officer Luke Bland states the company responded to the attack to determine just how bad the breach was. According to the news release, “The threat actors demanded a ransom, which was not paid.” The full impact of the attack was not really known until late May and the forensic investigation was completed earlier this month.
Bland says the attackers were clearly not amateurs
Bland says patients will be receiving a notice with information on how to protect themselves.
Wolfe Eye Clinic says it has not been informed of any identity theft issues as of yet. That website and a toll-free number are; https://response.idx.us/wolfe 1-833-909-3906.
In our area, Wolfe Eye Clinics operates a clinic inside the Spencer Municipal Hospital in Spencer.
