On February 23, 2024, the Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach at Washington County Hospital and Nursing Home, which occurred on December 24, 2023, due to an external system breach (hacking), affecting 31,125 individuals. The compromised information included Social Security numbers, and identity theft protection services were offered for 12 months through Cyberscout, including credit monitoring and identity theft resolution services.
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/washington-county-hospital-and-nursing-home
"id": "was049072425",
"linkid": "washington-county-hospital-and-nursing-home",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "12/2023",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "5",
"explanation": "Attack threatening the organization's existence"{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 31125,
'industry': 'Healthcare',
'location': 'Maine',
'name': 'Washington County Hospital and Nursing Home',
'type': 'Healthcare'}],
'attack_vector': 'External System Breach (Hacking)',
'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 31125,
'personally_identifiable_information': ['Social Security '
'numbers'],
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['Social Security numbers']},
'date_detected': '2023-12-24',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2024-02-23',
'description': 'A data breach occurred at Washington County Hospital and '
'Nursing Home due to an external system breach (hacking), '
'affecting 31,125 individuals. The compromised information '
'included Social Security numbers.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Social Security numbers'],
'identity_theft_risk': 'High'},
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2024-02-23',
'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
'response': {'third_party_assistance': ['Cyberscout']},
'title': 'Data Breach at Washington County Hospital and Nursing Home',
'type': 'Data Breach'}