Mountain View Family Practice, PC

Mountain View Family Practice, PC, a healthcare provider located in Templeton and serving the Greater Gardner area in Massachusetts, experienced a data breach that was discovered on or about June 11, 2023. The breach involved unauthorized access to the practice’s systems, potentially compromising sensitive personal identifiable information of approximately 5,100 individuals[1].

The types of information exposed in the breach included names and Social Security numbers. Mountain View Family Practice began notifying affected individuals on August 31, 2023, and has offered complimentary credit monitoring and identity protection services through Experian for 24 months[1][4].

The practice responded to the incident by securing their environment, conducting an investigation to determine the nature and scope of the breach, and notifying law enforcement. They have also implemented additional technical safeguards to prevent similar incidents in the future[4].

Mountain View Family Practice, PC was founded by Dr. Gretchen Kelley and Dr. Kelly Hoisington in 2021 and provides primary care and acute care to pediatric, adolescent, and adult patients, with an emphasis on health promotion and disease prevention[1].

For those affected by the breach, it is recommended to review the breach notice, enroll in the offered credit monitoring service, change passwords and security questions for online accounts, regularly review account statements, monitor credit reports, and contact a credit bureau to request a temporary fraud alert[1].

Citations:

1. https://www.turkestrauss.com/2023/09/07/mountain-view-family-practice-data-breach-investigation/
2. https://www.mountainviewfamilypracticepc.com
3. https://cybersecurityventures.com/intrusion-daily-cyber-threat-alert/
4. https://www.mass.gov/doc/assigned-data-breach-number-30433-mountain-view-family-practice-pc/download
5. https://oag.ca.gov/privacy/databreach/list
6. https://dojmt.gov/consumer/databreach/
7. https://apps.web.maine.gov/online/aeviewer/ME/40/6769ecba-b25c-4782-9d71-ed8207399f52.shtml
8. https://breachdata.topwords.me/states/MA?offset=0&sort=reported_date
9. https://apps.web.maine.gov/online/aeviewer/ME/40/list.shtml
10. https://www.doj.nh.gov/consumer/security-breaches/m.htm
11. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0268401223001007
12. https://www.mass.gov/lists/data-breach-notification-letters-august-2023
13. https://www.mdpi.com/2673-9909/3/1/11
14. https://ocrportal.hhs.gov/ocr/breach/breach_report.jsf
15. https://breachdata.topwords.me/states/MA
16. https://www.classaction.org/media/ma-data-breach-report.pdf