Avamere Health Services, LLC

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services reported on July 13, 2022, that Avamere Health Services, LLC experienced a ransomware attack affecting 229,460 individuals. The breach involved the protected health information (PHI) of affected individuals, including names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, and other sensitive medical data. The organization notified affected individuals, HHS, and the media, while also offering credit monitoring services and enhancing its technical safeguards.

Source: https://ocrportal.hhs.gov/ocr/breach/breach_report.jsf

TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/avamere

"id": "ava428071725",
"linkid": "avamere",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "7/2022",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "5",
"explanation": "Attack threatening the organization's existence"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 229460,
                        'industry': 'Healthcare',
                        'name': 'Avamere Health Services, LLC',
                        'type': 'Healthcare Provider'}],
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 229460,
                 'personally_identifiable_information': ['names',
                                                         'addresses',
                                                         'dates of birth',
                                                         'Social Security '
                                                         'numbers'],
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['PHI']},
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2022-07-13',
 'description': 'Avamere Health Services, LLC experienced a ransomware attack '
                'affecting 229,460 individuals, compromising protected health '
                'information (PHI) including names, addresses, dates of birth, '
                'Social Security numbers, and other sensitive medical data.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['names',
                                 'addresses',
                                 'dates of birth',
                                 'Social Security numbers',
                                 'sensitive medical data']},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2022-07-13',
                 'source': 'U.S. Department of Health and Human Services'}],
 'regulatory_compliance': {'regulatory_notifications': ['HHS']},
 'response': {'communication_strategy': ['notified affected individuals',
                                         'notified HHS',
                                         'notified the media',
                                         'offered credit monitoring services'],
              'remediation_measures': ['enhancing technical safeguards']},
 'title': 'Avamere Health Services Ransomware Attack',
 'type': 'Ransomware Attack'}