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Confidence MediumMar 12, 2026ummc.edu

University of Mississippi Medical Center hit by Medusa ransomware, 1TB of patient data stolen

PatternExternal actor · Malware · Confidentiality impact

The Medusa ransomware gang claimed responsibility for an attack on the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC), posting the organization to its dark web leak site on March 12, 2026. The attack, which began on February 19, forced the closure of 35 clinics, suspended elective surgeries, and disrupted access to the Epic EHR system. Medusa claimed to have stolen over 1TB of patient health information and employee records and demanded an $800,000 ransom.

Signal date
Mar 12, 2026
Updated
Jun 26, 2026
Confidence
Medium
Sources
2 sources
ummc.edu logo

Ummc

Domain
ummc.edu
Sector
Health Care and Social Assistance
Signals
1 linked

Signal context

First seen: Mar 12, 2026

Last updated: Jun 26, 2026

Status: Public signal

Key points

  • Medusa ransomware gang responsible
  • Claimed 1TB of patient health information and employee records stolen
  • Ransom demand of $800,000

Signal analysis

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This analysis groups the signal by industry, likely incident action and impacted security area. It helps compare this signal with other published signals without treating the labels as final determinations.

Affected organization
Ummc logo
Ummc

Sector: Health Care and Social Assistance

Likely country: Location not provided

Estimated
Threat source
Malware, Error activity

The feed marks multiple actor roles. Treat this as a review signal rather than a final attribution.

  • Source type: outside the affected organization
  • Source type: possible insider or internal misuse
Business impact
Potential operational disruption

Impact area: Confidentiality, Availability

Likely asset: User or customer data

Trend context
29 signals with similar action pattern
  • 6 signals in the same sector
  • 100 signals with the same likely impact area
  • 1 signal linked to this organization/domain
Mentioned entities
UmmcData DisclosureUniversity of Mississippi Medical CenterMedusaThe MedusaUMMCEpic EHRClaimedRansom

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