Ethan Health, LLC
Your Personal Info Could Be
Exposed Online After
This Hospital Breach
Breach Description
It appears there was a data breach at Ethan Health, LLC in Richmond, Kentucky, where the protected health information (PHI) of 4,047 individuals was compromised. Suspicious activity was detected within Ethan Health’s email environment on August 31, 2022. A forensic investigation confirmed that the accounts were accessed between May 5, 2022, and September 8, 2022. It took seven months to investigate and review the contents of the accounts, a process that was completed on March 9, 2023. The information in the accounts varied from individual to individual and may have included names, dates of birth, driver’s license numbers, financial account information, medical information, and health insurance information. Ethan Health has offered affected individuals complimentary credit monitoring services for 24 months and has implemented additional security measures to prevent similar incidents in the future[3].
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