Home Care Providers of Texas

Home Care Providers of Texas (HCPT) experienced a data security incident.

The attack impacted more than 124,000 individuals.

HCPT discovered on June 29, 2022, that a portion of its network had been impacted by a cyberattack.

The hacker encrypted and removed some files from HCPT’s network between June 15 and June 29.

The breach involved names, dates of birth, addresses, Social Security numbers, and medication information, as well as treatment and diagnosis information.

Source: https://healthitsecurity.com/news/3-specialty-practices-report-healthcare-data-breaches

TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/hcp-of-tx#:~:text=Home%20Care%20Providers%20of%20Texas%20is%20a%20Medicare%20certified%20agency,life%20possible%20to%20our%20patients.

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"linkid": "hcp-of-tx#:~:text=Home%20Care%20Providers%20of%20Texas%20is%20a%20Medicare%20certified%20agency,life%20possible%20to%20our%20patients.",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "06/2022",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"

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                        'industry': 'Healthcare',
                        'location': 'Texas',
                        'name': 'Home Care Providers of Texas',
                        'type': 'Healthcare Provider'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Cyberattack',
 'data_breach': {'data_exfiltration': True,
                 'number_of_records_exposed': 124000,
                 'personally_identifiable_information': True,
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Names',
                                              'Dates of birth',
                                              'Addresses',
                                              'Social Security numbers',
                                              'Medication information',
                                              'Treatment and diagnosis '
                                              'information']},
 'date_detected': '2022-06-29',
 'description': 'Home Care Providers of Texas (HCPT) experienced a data '
                'security incident involving the encryption and removal of '
                'files from its network.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Names',
                                 'Dates of birth',
                                 'Addresses',
                                 'Social Security numbers',
                                 'Medication information',
                                 'Treatment and diagnosis information']},
 'ransomware': {'data_encryption': True, 'data_exfiltration': True},
 'threat_actor': 'Hacker',
 'title': 'Home Care Providers of Texas Data Security Incident',
 'type': 'Data Breach, Ransomware'}