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Data Breaches Announced by Two Digestive Health Companies
Two digestive health organizations, Gastro Health and Spokane Digestive Disease Center, have disclosed separate data breaches resulting from phishing attacks and unauthorized email account access. Both incidents exposed sensitive patient information including Social Security numbers, medical records, and financial data, affecting thousands of individuals across multiple states. The breaches occurr
Southern Illinois Ob-Gyn Associates Announces Data Breach Affecting 38,700 Individuals
Southern Illinois Ob-Gyn Associates disclosed a data breach affecting 38,700 individuals after unauthorized access to systems was detected in November 2025, compromising sensitive patient information including Social Security numbers and health records. Two additional healthcare-related breaches were reported: Wellpoint Washington experienced an email account compromise affecting 12,020 individual
$3.3M Settlement Resolves Data Breach Lawsuit Against Mt. Baker Imaging & Northwest Radiologists
Mt. Baker Imaging and Northwest Radiologists have agreed to a $3.3 million settlement following a January 2025 ransomware attack that compromised sensitive data of over 362,000 patients. The breach, which occurred between January 20-25, 2025, exposed names, Social Security numbers, health information, and other personal data, triggering multiple consolidated class action lawsuits alleging inadequa
Mission Community Hospital Pays $1.55M to Settle Data Breach Lawsuit
Mission Community Hospital, operated by Deanco Healthcare, has agreed to pay $1.55 million to settle a class action lawsuit following a May 2023 ransomware attack by the Ransomhouse group that compromised data of 269,547 patients. The breach exposed sensitive information including Social Security numbers, financial account data, and personal identifiers, with attackers claiming to have exfiltrated
Atrium Health & Interim HealthCare Affected by Business Associate Data Breaches
Atrium Health Navicent and Interim HealthCare facilities have disclosed data breaches stemming from third-party vendor compromises. Atrium Health was impacted by the January 2025 Oracle Health breach affecting legacy Cerner servers, with notification delayed until March 2026 due to complex data review processes. Interim HealthCare locations in Texas were affected by unauthorized access to the Doct
Verber Dental Group Notifies Patients About January Hacking Incident
Five healthcare organizations across the United States have disclosed data breaches affecting thousands of patients, with incidents ranging from email account compromises to unauthorized network access. The breaches, occurring between July 2025 and March 2026, exposed sensitive patient information including Social Security numbers, medical records, and health insurance details. All affected organi