Next Step Healthcare, LLC

The Maine Attorney General's Office reported a data breach involving Next Step Healthcare, LLC on May 30, 2025. The breach, which occurred on May 21, 2024, involved unauthorized access to personal information of approximately 192 Maine residents, including names, Social Security numbers, and health insurance information. Identity theft protection services were offered to those affected.

Source: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/bcc8bbb9-cf64-4b49-b36f-d87a687f1412.html

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/nextstephc

"id": "nex820072725",
"linkid": "nextstephc",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "5/2024",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 192,
                        'industry': 'Healthcare',
                        'location': 'Maine',
                        'name': 'Next Step Healthcare, LLC',
                        'type': 'Healthcare'}],
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 192,
                 'personally_identifiable_information': True,
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['names',
                                              'Social Security numbers',
                                              'health insurance information']},
 'date_detected': '2024-05-21',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2025-05-30',
 'description': 'Unauthorized access to personal information of approximately '
                '192 Maine residents, including names, Social Security '
                'numbers, and health insurance information.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['names',
                                 'Social Security numbers',
                                 'health insurance information'],
            'identity_theft_risk': 'High'},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2025-05-30',
                 'source': "Maine Attorney General's Office"}],
 'title': 'Data Breach at Next Step Healthcare, LLC',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}