Pear Ransomware Actor Claims Westside GI Incident
Summary
A ransomware group called pear claimed an incident involving US healthcare provider Westside GI. The post reports service and system disruption but says the claim could not be confirmed.
Key points
- The post attributes the claim to the ransomware actor pear.
- Westside GI is identified as a US ambulatory endoscopy center.
- The post reports disruption to clinical services and system access until containment and recovery were completed.
- The claim was published on September 22, 2026, and recorded as discovered on September 24, 2026.
- The source is a page on the actor's onion site: hxxp://pearsmob5sn44ismokiusuld34pnfwi6ctgin3qbvonpoob4lh3rmtqd[.]onion/Companies/westsidegicenter.
- The post says the information is based on the ransomware group's public claim and is not confirmed.
Article Details
- Victim
- Westside GI
- Claim Date
- 2026-09-22
- Encryption Status
- Unknown
- Exfiltration Status
- Unknown
- Ransom Demand
- Unknown
- Leak Status
- The source reports a claim attributed to pear, but says it cannot confirm the claim's accuracy or the authenticity of any data.