Urology Austin, PLLC

Urology Austin experienced a ransomware attack on January 22, 2017, which encrypted data on its servers. The incident affected 16 New Hampshire residents. Personal information potentially impacted included name, address, date of birth, Social Security number, and medical information. Urology Austin shut down its network, investigated, and restored operations. Remediation steps included improving network security, updating backups, retraining employees, and offering one year of credit monitoring through Kroll.

Urology Austin reported a data breach to the Massachusetts Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation. The breach was reported on 2017-03-22. 78 Massachusetts residents were affected. The report records the breach type as electronic.

On January 22, 2017, Urology Austin suffered a ransomware attack that encrypted data on its servers. The incident potentially exposed patients' names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, and medical information. The organization shut down its network, launched an investigation, and offered one year of identity monitoring through Kroll. Remediation steps included improving network security, updating backups, and retraining employees.

Urology Austin, PLLC reported to HHS on March 22, 2017, a hacking incident affecting 279,663 individuals. An unauthorized user gained remote access to the servers of a related covered entity, Seguin Dermatology, exposing protected health information that included names, addresses, dates of birth, social security numbers, and medical information. In response, the entity improved safeguards, updated policies, and trained staff.

Urology Austin experienced a ransomware attack on January 22, 2017, which encrypted data on its servers. The incident potentially exposed patient personal information (name, address, DOB, SSN) and medical information. The organization engaged Kroll for identity monitoring services and implemented remediation measures including network security improvements and employee retraining.