Incident Details
Family HealthCare recently received notification of a data security breach that affected its third-party service provider, Brady Martz & Associates PC. Brady Martz offers tax-related services, financial guidance, and payroll assistance, and is based in North Dakota. Family HealthCare has a contract with Brady Martz for bookkeeping and tax services, which may involve auditing patient billing documents. Brady Martz is reaching out to individuals impacted by the breach to provide information and steps to safeguard their data from potential misuse. Although Brady Martz promptly detected the breach on November 19, 2022, and took immediate measures to enhance security and conduct an investigation with cybersecurity experts, it was determined that certain individuals' personal information might have been accessed by an unauthorized third party. The data compromised may include names, dates of birth, phone numbers, financial details, health insurance information, patient account numbers, Social Security numbers, and details of care provided at Family HealthCare facilities. Notably, this incident did not involve unauthorized access to Family HealthCare's computer systems and did not affect patient care services. Additional information and resources have been provided to assist individuals in protecting their data.
Incident
How Did the Breach Happen?
The reference material does not specify how the breach occurred.
What Data has been Compromised?
The information exposed during the security breach comprises details such as the names of patients and/or employees, dates of birth, ages, phone numbers, financial account data, health insurance details, patient account identifiers, Social Security numbers, and records of treatments received at a Family HealthCare establishment.
Why Did the company's Security Measures Fail?
The reference material does not explain why the security measures of the company did not succeed.
What Immediate Impact Did the Breach Have on the company?
The reference material does not detail the specific immediate consequences of the security breach on the company.
How could this have been prevented?
The reference content does not provide information on how to prevent this breach.
What have we learned from this data breach?
The reference material does not include the insights gained from this data breach.
Summary of Coverage
Family HealthCare was informed about a data breach that its third-party service provider, Brady Martz & Associates PC, encountered. The incident happened on November 19, 2022, and resulted in unauthorized access to files containing personal details of specific employees and patients. The exposed information comprised names, dates of birth, phone numbers, financial account details, health insurance data, Social Security numbers, and information regarding the received care at Family HealthCare. Family HealthCare promptly took measures to safeguard its systems, and impacted individuals were informed and offered assistance to safeguard their information from potential abuse.