January 3, 2024 at 10:39AM
Over 900,000 individuals are being notified by Transformative Healthcare that their personal information was stolen in a data breach at defunct subsidiary Fallon Ambulance Service. The breach, detected four months after Fallon ceased operations, exposed various personal details. Although no evidence of misuse was found, Transformative is providing free identity protection services to the victims.
Following the meeting notes, the key takeaways are:
– More than 900,000 individuals were affected by a data breach at now-defunct subsidiary Fallon Ambulance Service.
– The breach was detected four months after Fallon ceased operations, and attackers were able to access personal information between February 17 and April 22.
– Personal information compromised includes names, addresses, Social Security numbers, driver’s license numbers, medical information, COVID-19 testing or vaccination details, and information related to employment or applications for employment.
– Transformative Healthcare has completed the evaluation of compromised information and is offering free identity protection services to the victims for two years.
– The breach was claimed by the Alphv/BlackCat ransomware group, which exfiltrated a terabyte of data from the healthcare organization.
– The Alphv/BlackCat gang has been involved in targeting over 1,000 entities before being targeted in a law enforcement operation.