Anesthesia Associates of El Paso

On October 24, 2022, the Vermont Office of the Attorney General disclosed a data breach affecting Anesthesia Associates of El Paso, discovered on July 11, 2022, due to suspicious activity in the systems of its management company. The incident potentially compromised protected health information (PHI), including patient names, dates of birth, and health insurance details. While the exact number of impacted individuals remains undetermined, the breach poses significant risks given the sensitivity of medical data. Such exposures can lead to identity theft, insurance fraud, or targeted phishing attacks leveraging personal and health-related information. The breach underscores vulnerabilities in third-party vendor systems, which are often exploited to access healthcare providers' sensitive records. The lack of clarity on the scale of the breach further complicates mitigation efforts, leaving affected individuals at prolonged risk of exploitation.

Source: https://ago.vermont.gov/document/2022-10-24-anesthesia-associates-el-paso-data-breach-notice-consumers

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/anesthesia-management-solutions

"id": "ane551091725",
"linkid": "anesthesia-management-solutions",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "7/2022",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 'Unknown',
                        'industry': 'Healthcare',
                        'location': 'El Paso, Texas, USA',
                        'name': 'Anesthesia Associates of El Paso',
                        'type': 'Healthcare Provider'}],
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 'Unknown',
                 'personally_identifiable_information': ['names',
                                                         'dates of birth'],
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High (PHI including names, dates of '
                                        'birth, health insurance details)',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Protected Health Information '
                                              '(PHI)']},
 'date_detected': '2022-07-11',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2022-10-24',
 'description': 'The Vermont Office of the Attorney General reported a data '
                'breach involving Anesthesia Associates of El Paso. The breach '
                'was discovered on July 11, 2022, following suspicious '
                "activity affecting the management company's systems, "
                'potentially compromising protected health information (PHI), '
                'including names, dates of birth, and health insurance '
                'details. The number of individuals affected is currently '
                'unknown.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['names',
                                 'dates of birth',
                                 'health insurance details'],
            'identity_theft_risk': 'Potential (due to compromised PHI)',
            'systems_affected': ["management company's systems"]},
 'investigation_status': 'Ongoing (number of affected individuals unknown)',
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2022-10-24',
                 'source': 'Vermont Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'regulatory_compliance': {'regulations_violated': ['Potential HIPAA violation '
                                                    '(due to compromised PHI)'],
                           'regulatory_notifications': ['Vermont Office of the '
                                                        'Attorney General']},
 'response': {'communication_strategy': 'Public disclosure via Vermont Office '
                                        'of the Attorney General'},
 'title': 'Data Breach at Anesthesia Associates of El Paso',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}