Dermatologists of Birmingham

Dermatologists of Birmingham

Dermatologists of Birmingham notified 86,414 people of a March 2025 data breach that compromised personal information, including names, Social Security numbers, addresses, email addresses, phone numbers, dates of birth, medical diagnoses and treatments, and health insurance info. The breach was discovered on March 7, 2025, and the review of the impacted information was completed on May 15, 2025. Ransomware gang Qilin claimed responsibility for the attack, stating it stole 141 GB of data. The company is offering 12 months of free credit monitoring and identity theft restoration through TransUnion.

Source: https://www.comparitech.com/news/birmingham-al-dermatologist-notifies-86k-people-of-data-breach/

TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/village-dermatology---birmingham-al

"id": "vil439061725",
"linkid": "village-dermatology---birmingham-al",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "6/2025",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"
{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 86414,
                        'industry': 'Dermatology',
                        'location': ['Birmingham, Alabama',
                                     'Alabaster, Alabama'],
                        'name': 'Dermatologists of Birmingham',
                        'type': 'Healthcare'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Phishing Emails',
 'customer_advisories': 'Notification to victims',
 'data_breach': {'data_exfiltration': 'Yes',
                 'number_of_records_exposed': 86414,
                 'personally_identifiable_information': 'Yes',
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Names',
                                              'Social Security numbers',
                                              'Addresses',
                                              'Email addresses',
                                              'Phone numbers',
                                              'Dates of birth',
                                              'Medical diagnoses and '
                                              'treatments',
                                              'Health insurance info']},
 'date_detected': '2025-03-07',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2025-05-15',
 'description': 'Dermatologists of Birmingham confirmed a data breach in March '
                '2025 that compromised personal information of 86,414 '
                'individuals. The ransomware gang Qilin claimed responsibility '
                'for the attack, stating they stole 141 GB of data.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Names',
                                 'Social Security numbers',
                                 'Addresses',
                                 'Email addresses',
                                 'Phone numbers',
                                 'Dates of birth',
                                 'Medical diagnoses and treatments',
                                 'Health insurance info'],
            'identity_theft_risk': 'High'},
 'initial_access_broker': {'entry_point': 'Phishing Emails'},
 'motivation': 'Financial Gain, Data Theft',
 'ransomware': {'data_exfiltration': 'Yes', 'ransomware_strain': 'Qilin'},
 'references': [{'source': 'Comparitech'}],
 'response': {'communication_strategy': 'Offering 12 months of free credit '
                                        'monitoring and identity theft '
                                        'restoration through TransUnion.'},
 'threat_actor': 'Qilin Ransomware Gang',
 'title': 'Dermatologists of Birmingham Data Breach',
 'type': 'Data Breach, Ransomware Attack'}
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