113,000 Impacted by Data Breach at Virginia Mental Health Authority

Threat actors stole names, Social Security numbers, and financial and health information, and deployed ransomware on RBHA’s systems.

Virginia mental health services provider Richmond Behavioral Health Authority (RBHA) says the personal information of more than 113,000 people was stolen in a recent ransomware attack.

Serving the city of Richmond, RBHA is a public agency that provides mental health support, crisis care, intellectual disability, substance abuse, and prevention services.

On September 29, the provider was hit by a ransomware attack that resulted in portions of its network being encrypted.

RBHA says it identified the incident on September 30 and immediately evicted the attackers from its network.

The threat actor, it says, potentially accessed personal information such as names, Social Security numbers, passport numbers, and financial account and health information.

“There is no definitive evidence that your personal information was accessed at this time. However, because an unknown actor gained ...