OB/GYN Associates

OB/GYN Associates, a specialized healthcare provider offering fertility, prenatal, and obstetrics services, suffered a data breach exposing sensitive patient information. The compromised data includes full names, dates of birth, contact details, treatment codes, and health-insurance identifiers tied to fertility and obstetric care from mid-2023 to early 2025. While the exact number of affected patients remains undisclosed, the breach poses elevated risks due to the highly personal nature of the exposed records. Attackers could exploit this data for targeted phishing, identity theft, or emotional harm, leveraging service codes and provider details to craft convincing schemes or access other health portals. The organization responded by containing the incident, launching a forensic investigation, and offering affected patients complimentary credit-monitoring services to mitigate identity theft risks.

Source: https://dailysecurityreview.com/cyber-security/sensitive-data-at-ob-gyn-associates-exposed-in-data-breach/

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"id": "obg1032310111025",
"linkid": "obgyn-associates-madison-and-decatur",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "6/2023",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': "Unspecified ('some patients' "
                                              'from mid-2023 to early 2025)',
                        'industry': 'Healthcare (Obstetrics, Gynecology, '
                                    'Fertility Services)',
                        'name': 'OB/GYN Associates',
                        'type': 'Healthcare Provider'}],
 'customer_advisories': ['Notification letters sent to affected patients.',
                         'Offer of complimentary credit-monitoring services.',
                         'Guidance on identity protection measures.'],
 'data_breach': {'data_exfiltration': True,
                 'file_types_exposed': ['Internal patient record files'],
                 'personally_identifiable_information': True,
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High (fertility, prenatal, and '
                                        'obstetrics care records)',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Personal Identifiable '
                                              'Information (PII)',
                                              'Protected Health Information '
                                              '(PHI)',
                                              'Health insurance details',
                                              'Treatment records']},
 'description': 'An unspecified number of patients at OB/GYN Associates had '
                'their personal and health-related information exposed after a '
                'security incident targeting the organization’s systems. The '
                'breach involved patient records from mid-2023 to early 2025, '
                'including sensitive fertility and obstetric service data. The '
                'exposed information may facilitate targeted phishing, '
                'identity theft, or emotional harm due to the highly personal '
                'nature of the compromised data.',
 'impact': {'brand_reputation_impact': 'High (due to sensitive nature of '
                                       'exposed health data)',
            'data_compromised': ['Full names',
                                 'Dates of birth',
                                 'Contact details',
                                 'Treatment codes',
                                 'Health-insurance identifiers',
                                 'Fertility and obstetric service records'],
            'identity_theft_risk': 'High (exposed data can facilitate targeted '
                                   'phishing or identity theft)',
            'systems_affected': ['Internal files containing patient data']},
 'initial_access_broker': {'high_value_targets': ['Patient records (fertility, '
                                                  'obstetrics, and prenatal '
                                                  'care data)']},
 'investigation_status': 'Ongoing (forensic investigation engaged)',
 'post_incident_analysis': {'corrective_actions': ['Enhanced security controls '
                                                   '(unspecified)']},
 'recommendations': ['Affected individuals should enroll in credit-monitoring '
                     'services.',
                     'Vigilance against targeted phishing or identity theft '
                     'attempts.',
                     'Review and secure other health-related accounts '
                     'potentially linked to exposed data.'],
 'response': {'communication_strategy': ['Notification to affected individuals',
                                         'Offer of complimentary '
                                         'credit-monitoring services',
                                         'Assistance with identity protection '
                                         'questions'],
              'containment_measures': ['Steps taken to contain the incident '
                                       '(unspecified)'],
              'enhanced_monitoring': True,
              'incident_response_plan_activated': True,
              'recovery_measures': ['Enhanced security controls'],
              'third_party_assistance': ['Forensic investigation team']},
 'title': 'OB/GYN Associates Patient Data Breach (2023–2025)',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}