The Vermont Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving North Country Hospital on April 19, 2024. The breach occurred on March 7, 2024, involving unauthorized removal of patient records possibly affecting individual names, dates of birth, medical record numbers, telephone numbers, and limited medical information. The total number of individuals affected is currently unknown.
Source: https://ago.vermont.gov/document/2024-04-19-north-country-hospital-data-breach-notice-consumers
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/north-country-hospital
"id": "nor529072725",
"linkid": "north-country-hospital",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "3/2024",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "5",
"explanation": "Attack threatening the organization's existence"{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Healthcare',
'location': 'Vermont',
'name': 'North Country Hospital',
'type': 'Hospital'}],
'attack_vector': 'Unauthorized Removal of Patient Records',
'data_breach': {'data_exfiltration': True,
'personally_identifiable_information': True,
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['Individual Names',
'Dates of Birth',
'Medical Record Numbers',
'Telephone Numbers',
'Limited Medical Information']},
'date_detected': '2024-03-07',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2024-04-19',
'description': 'The Vermont Office of the Attorney General reported a data '
'breach involving North Country Hospital on April 19, 2024. '
'The breach occurred on March 7, 2024, involving unauthorized '
'removal of patient records possibly affecting individual '
'names, dates of birth, medical record numbers, telephone '
'numbers, and limited medical information. The total number of '
'individuals affected is currently unknown.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Individual Names',
'Dates of Birth',
'Medical Record Numbers',
'Telephone Numbers',
'Limited Medical Information']},
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2024-04-19',
'source': 'Vermont Office of the Attorney General'}],
'title': 'Data Breach at North Country Hospital',
'type': 'Data Breach'}