Sports Medicine & Orthopaedics reports data breach affecting patient information
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Sports Medicine & Orthopaedics, a provider of orthopedic and sports medicine care in Rhode Island, reports a data breach that exposed patient information, including both personally identifiable information (PII) and protected health information (PHI).
The organization worked with cybersecurity professionals to secure their systems and prevent further unauthorized access.
The breach may have exposed highly sensitive patient data including:
- Names
- Dates of birth
- Addresses
- Social Security numbers
- Medical information
- Health insurance information
The nature of the attack and the number of affected individuals has not been disclosed.
Update: The organization reports that 4,000 people were affected by this incident.
Sports Medicine & Orthopaedics notified affected individuals and reported the breach to regulatory authorities. No other details of the incident, remediation or protection of individuals are disclosed.
