The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported on August 9, 2021, that Gastroenterology Consultants, P.A. experienced a data security incident involving a ransomware attack on January 10, 2021, potentially affecting 162,163 individuals, including one (1) resident of Maine. The incident involved the exposure of personal information including names, addresses, and Social Security numbers, with 12 months of complimentary credit monitoring services offered to affected consumers.
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/gastroenterology-consultants-pa
"id": "gas323072825",
"linkid": "gastroenterology-consultants-pa",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "1/2021",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 162163,
'industry': 'Healthcare',
'name': 'Gastroenterology Consultants, P.A.',
'type': 'Healthcare'}],
'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 162163,
'personally_identifiable_information': True,
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['names',
'addresses',
'Social Security numbers']},
'date_detected': '2021-01-10',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2021-08-09',
'description': 'Gastroenterology Consultants, P.A. experienced a data '
'security incident involving a ransomware attack, potentially '
'affecting 162,163 individuals, including one (1) resident of '
'Maine. The incident involved the exposure of personal '
'information including names, addresses, and Social Security '
'numbers, with 12 months of complimentary credit monitoring '
'services offered to affected consumers.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['names',
'addresses',
'Social Security numbers']},
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2021-08-09',
'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
'title': 'Gastroenterology Consultants, P.A. Ransomware Attack',
'type': 'Ransomware'}