Posted On October 31, 2024 Consumer Privacy & Data Breaches
October 31 – The St. Anthony Regional Hospital (“St. Anthony”) data breach lawyers at Console & Associates, P.C are investigating the data breach that was reported after the company was targeted in a recent cyber security attack. The St. Anthony Regional Hospital data breach resulted in the names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, financial information, medical treatment and diagnosis information of certain individuals being compromised.
According to a report filed with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights, St. Anthony Regional Hospital fell victim to a cybersecurity attack that compromised portions of their network. The healthcare provider’s security teams detected suspicious activity within their computer systems on August 26, 2024, triggering an investigation with assistance from external cybersecurity experts. The investigation determined that unauthorized access to the hospital’s IT infrastructure occurred between August 14 and August 28, 2024. During this two-week period, threat actors gained access to confidential patient records containing sensitive personal and medical information. In response to the incident, St. Anthony Regional Hospital promptly notified law enforcement and launched a comprehensive review of all compromised files. St. Anthony Regional Hospital will send out data breach notification letters to all affected individuals, detailing the specific information that may have been exposed in the incident.
St. Anthony Regional Hospital, established in 1905, is a medical center in Carroll, Iowa. The medical center operates through an extensive network of over 20 locations, including partnerships with McFarland Clinic, RC Dermatology, Veterans Administration Community Based Outpatient Clinic, and the Wolfe Eye Clinic. St. Anthony has more than 762 employees and annual revenue of approximately $78 million.
Our data breach lawyers are eager to speak to victims of the St. Anthony Regional Hospital data breach to determine what damages they sustained and what compensation may be available to them. If you recently received a NOTICE OF DATA BREACH from St. Anthony Regional Hospital and would like a free consultation, contact the Console & Associates, P.C. law firm at (866) 778-5500 to discuss your legal options, or submit a confidential contact form.
