Jupiter Medical Center Reports Third-Party Data Breach Affecting Patient Information
Jupiter Medical Center disclosed a data breach stemming from a security incident at a third-party electronic health record (EHR) vendor, which may have exposed sensitive patient information. The hospital confirmed that its own systems were not compromised but is notifying potentially affected individuals.
The breach was first detected on January 14, 2025, when the medical center received notice that an unauthorized party had accessed the vendor’s systems as early as January 22, 2024. Compromised data may include names, Social Security numbers, and medical records.
The hospital is taking steps to inform impacted individuals and provide guidance on protecting their personal information. The full scope of the breach and the number of affected patients remain under review.
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"linkid": "ehrnetwork, jupiter-medical-center",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "1/2024",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Healthcare',
'name': 'Jupiter Medical Center',
'type': 'Healthcare Provider'}],
'attack_vector': 'Third-Party Vendor Compromise',
'customer_advisories': 'Notifying potentially affected individuals and '
'providing guidance on protecting personal information',
'data_breach': {'personally_identifiable_information': 'Names, Social '
'Security numbers, '
'medical records',
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': 'Patient information'},
'date_detected': '2025-01-14',
'description': 'Jupiter Medical Center disclosed a data breach stemming from '
'a security incident at a third-party electronic health record '
'(EHR) vendor, which may have exposed sensitive patient '
'information. The hospital confirmed that its own systems were '
'not compromised but is notifying potentially affected '
'individuals.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': 'Names, Social Security numbers, medical '
'records',
'identity_theft_risk': 'High',
'systems_affected': 'Third-party EHR vendor systems'},
'investigation_status': 'Under review',
'references': [{'source': 'Cyber Incident Description'}],
'response': {'communication_strategy': 'Notifying potentially affected '
'individuals and providing guidance on '
'protecting personal information'},
'title': 'Jupiter Medical Center Third-Party Data Breach',
'type': 'Data Breach'}