Conifer Revenue Cycle Solutions, LLC

The Vermont Office of the Attorney General disclosed a data breach affecting **Conifer Revenue Cycle Solutions, LLC**, discovered on **April 14, 2022**, but reported on **September 30, 2022**. The incident involved **unauthorized access to a Microsoft Office 365-hosted email account**, potentially compromising **personal information** of individuals. The exposed data included **sensitive medical and health insurance details**, raising concerns about privacy violations and potential misuse of protected health information (PHI). While the exact number of affected individuals was not specified, the breach highlights vulnerabilities in third-party vendor systems handling healthcare data. The delayed detection and reporting further exacerbate risks, as prolonged exposure increases the likelihood of fraud, identity theft, or secondary attacks leveraging the stolen information. The breach underscores the critical need for robust email security measures and timely incident response in sectors managing highly sensitive data.

Source: https://ago.vermont.gov/document/2022-09-30-university-southern-california-data-breach-notice-consumers

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/conifer-health-solutions

"id": "con721082025",
"linkid": "conifer-health-solutions",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "1/2022",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Healthcare Revenue Cycle Management',
                        'name': 'Conifer Revenue Cycle Solutions, LLC',
                        'type': 'Private Company'},
                       {'industry': 'Legal/Regulatory',
                        'location': 'Vermont, USA',
                        'name': 'Vermont Office of the Attorney General',
                        'type': 'Government Agency'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Unauthorized Access (Email Account Compromise)',
 'data_breach': {'personally_identifiable_information': True,
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High (PII, Medical, Insurance Data)',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Personal Information',
                                              'Medical Information',
                                              'Health Insurance Information']},
 'date_detected': '2022-04-14',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2022-09-30',
 'description': 'The Vermont Office of the Attorney General reported a data '
                'breach involving Conifer Revenue Cycle Solutions, LLC. The '
                'breach involved unauthorized access to a Microsoft Office '
                '365-hosted email account and may have affected personal '
                'information of individuals, including medical and health '
                'insurance information.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Medical Information',
                                 'Health Insurance Information'],
            'identity_theft_risk': 'Potential (due to compromised PII)',
            'systems_affected': ['Microsoft Office 365 Email Account']},
 'initial_access_broker': {'entry_point': 'Microsoft Office 365 Email Account'},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2022-09-30',
                 'source': 'Vermont Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'regulatory_compliance': {'regulatory_notifications': ['Vermont Office of the '
                                                        'Attorney General']},
 'response': {'communication_strategy': 'Public Disclosure via Vermont AG '
                                        'Office'},
 'title': 'Data Breach at Conifer Revenue Cycle Solutions, LLC',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}