The Interlock ransomware gang swipes patients' sensitive information, including medical records and personal data.

Some 1.4 million records relating to students, staff and patients at the Texas Tech University’s Health Science Center and El Paso Health Sciences Center have been stolen in an apparent ransomware attack.

In its website notice, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Centers indicates that the organizations are sending out data breach letters to anyone who was affected by the recent data security incident. These letters should provide victims with a list of what information belonging to them was compromised.

The Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center and its El Paso counterpart suffered a cyberattack that disrupted computer systems and applications, potentially exposing the data of 1.4 million patients.

The breach affected 650,000 individuals at TTUHSC’s Lubbock campus and 815,000 at its El Paso branch. As well as causing prolonged disruption to classes and patient services, communication systems, including the Texas Tech Physicians’ patient portal, were impacted.

The September attack disrupted computer systems and applications while “potentially” exposing the combined data of 1.4 million patients including full names, birth dates, phys