Northeast Orthopedics report data breach impacting over 177k individuals
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Northeast Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, a New York healthcare provider with nine centers, experienced a cyberattack affecting 177,276 individuals, potentially including patients, staff, and third parties.
The intrusion was first detected on November 22, 2023, due to unusual activity, and by December 29, the healthcare provider confirmed potential unauthorized access to data.
Exposed information include:
- names,
- Social Security numbers,
- driver's license details,
- payment information,
- dates of birth,
- medical records,
- health insurance,
- treatment and diagnosis info.
No details are disclosed about the nature of the attack.
To mitigate the situation, Northeast Orthopedics has offered free credit monitoring and identity protection services, including up to $1 million in identity theft insurance, to those affected. Despite the breach, there has been no evidence of fraudulent misuse of the stolen data.
