The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported that Northeast Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, PLLC experienced a data breach on November 22, 2023, due to an external system breach (hacking), affecting a total of 177,276 individuals, including 42 residents of Maine. The breach was discovered on December 29, 2023, and consumer notifications were sent on March 5, 2024; identity theft protection services were offered in response.
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/northeast-orthopaedics-&-sports-medicine
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"linkid": "northeast-orthopaedics-&-sports-medicine",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "11/2023",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"
{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 177276,
'industry': 'Healthcare',
'name': 'Northeast Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, '
'PLLC',
'type': 'Healthcare'}],
'attack_vector': 'External System Breach (Hacking)',
'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 177276},
'date_detected': '2023-12-29',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2024-03-05',
'description': 'Northeast Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, PLLC experienced a '
'data breach on November 22, 2023, due to external system '
'breach (hacking), affecting a total of 177,276 individuals, '
'including 42 residents of Maine. The breach was discovered on '
'December 29, 2023, and consumer notifications were sent on '
'March 5, 2024; identity theft protection services were '
'offered in response.',
'references': [{'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
'response': {'communication_strategy': 'Consumer notifications sent on March '
'5, 2024; identity theft protection '
'services offered'},
'title': 'Northeast Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Data Breach',
'type': 'Data Breach'}