Suncoast Skin Solutions reported a data breach after the company experienced a ransomware attack that exposed sensitive patient information to an unauthorized party.
The breach exposed the following patient information including names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, clinical information, doctor’s notes, and other treatment information of about 75,992 individuals.
Suncoast took steps to secure its computer systems and then began working with outside cybersecurity specialists and sent out data breach letters to all affected parties.
Source: https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/suncoast-skin-solutions-announces-data-2312237/
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/suncoast-skin-solutions
"id": "sun165791222",
"linkid": "suncoast-skin-solutions",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "12/2022",
"severity": "80",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': '75,992 individuals',
'industry': 'Healthcare',
'name': 'Suncoast Skin Solutions',
'type': 'Healthcare Provider'}],
'data_breach': {'data_exfiltration': 'Yes',
'number_of_records_exposed': '75,992',
'personally_identifiable_information': 'Yes',
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['Names',
'Dates of Birth',
'Social Security Numbers',
'Clinical Information',
"Doctor's Notes",
'Treatment Information']},
'description': 'Suncoast Skin Solutions reported a data breach after the '
'company experienced a ransomware attack that exposed '
'sensitive patient information to an unauthorized party.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Patient Information']},
'motivation': 'Data Exfiltration',
'ransomware': {'data_exfiltration': 'Yes'},
'response': {'communication_strategy': 'Sent data breach letters to affected '
'parties',
'containment_measures': 'Secured computer systems',
'incident_response_plan_activated': 'Yes',
'third_party_assistance': 'Yes'},
'title': 'Suncoast Skin Solutions Data Breach',
'type': 'Ransomware Attack'}