Pasquotank-Camden Emergency Medical Service

Pasquotank-Camden Emergency Medical Services (NC) reported to HHS on 2019-02-28 a Hacking/IT Incident affecting 20,420 individuals. On December 14, 2018, the CE discovered data was missing from its administrative network server. A forensic investigation determined the breach was caused by a brute force attack by a hacker located in Eastern Europe. PHI including names, billing records, medical information, Social Security numbers, and dates of birth was exposed. The CE restored data from backup and implemented multiple corrective actions.