The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving Synergy Healthcare Services on July 31, 2023. The breach, discovered between November 30 and December 3, 2022, was due to external system hacking and potentially affected 58,034 individuals' protected health information and personally identifiable information. Identity theft protection services, specifically Experian's IdentityWorks for one year, were offered to those affected.
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/synergy-healthcare-services-llc
"id": "syn655072525",
"linkid": "synergy-healthcare-services-llc",
"type": "Cyber Attack",
"date": "12/2022",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"
{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 58034,
'industry': 'Healthcare',
'name': 'Synergy Healthcare Services',
'type': 'Healthcare Provider'}],
'attack_vector': 'External System Hacking',
'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 58034,
'personally_identifiable_information': True,
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['Protected Health Information',
'Personally Identifiable '
'Information']},
'date_detected': '2022-11-30 to 2022-12-03',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2023-07-31',
'description': 'The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data '
'breach involving Synergy Healthcare Services on July 31, '
'2023. The breach, discovered between November 30 and December '
'3, 2022, was due to external system hacking and potentially '
"affected 58,034 individuals' protected health information and "
'personally identifiable information. Identity theft '
"protection services, specifically Experian's IdentityWorks "
'for one year, were offered to those affected.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Protected Health Information',
'Personally Identifiable Information'],
'identity_theft_risk': 'High'},
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2023-07-31',
'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
'response': {'third_party_assistance': "Experian's IdentityWorks"},
'title': 'Data Breach at Synergy Healthcare Services',
'type': 'Data Breach'}