McAlester Regional Health Center

The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported that McAlester Regional Health Center experienced a data breach resulting from an external system breach (hacking), impacting 37,731 individuals, including 4 Maine residents. The breach was discovered on May 8, 2023, and the notification letter was sent on November 15, 2023, offering 12 months of credit monitoring services through Cyberscout.

Source: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/168cea52-014b-4cbe-92be-4cb5c1fcc1ed.shtml

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/mcalester-regional-health-center

"id": "mca141080525",
"linkid": "mcalester-regional-health-center",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "4/2023",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 37731,
                        'industry': 'Healthcare',
                        'name': 'McAlester Regional Health Center',
                        'type': 'Healthcare'}],
 'attack_vector': 'External System Breach (Hacking)',
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 37731,
                 'personally_identifiable_information': True,
                 'type_of_data_compromised': 'Personally Identifiable '
                                             'Information'},
 'date_detected': '2023-05-08',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2023-11-15',
 'description': 'The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported that '
                'McAlester Regional Health Center experienced a data breach '
                'resulting from an external system breach (hacking), impacting '
                '37,731 individuals, including 4 Maine residents. The breach '
                'was discovered on May 8, 2023, and the notification letter '
                'was sent on November 15, 2023, offering 12 months of credit '
                'monitoring services through Cyberscout.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': 'Personally Identifiable Information'},
 'references': [{'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'response': {'communication_strategy': 'Notification letter offering 12 '
                                        'months of credit monitoring services',
              'third_party_assistance': 'Cyberscout'},
 'title': 'McAlester Regional Health Center Data Breach',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}