Texas Hospital Alerts 257,073 Patients to Data Breach Exposing Sensitive Records

Overview

• Nacogdoches Memorial Hospital reported to Maine’s attorney general that attackers likely accessed data on 257,073 people.
• The information at risk includes names, addresses, phone numbers, emails, Social Security numbers, dates of birth, medical record numbers, account numbers, health plan IDs, and photographs.
• The hospital says it resecured its network, strengthened security controls, notified law enforcement, and investigated the scope of the breach.
• Officials report no evidence that stolen data has been used, and they ask patients to monitor accounts because free credit or identity protection services are not being provided.
• Investigators have not identified the culprit, and no ransomware group has claimed responsibility, highlighting how healthcare records attract criminals seeking data useful for identity and medical fraud.