An unknown party gained unauthorized access to the electronic health records system of Pediatric Healthcare Solutions, P.C. due to a misconfigured security firewall. The breach affected 6,932 patients and compromised information including names, dates of birth, medical/insurance details, and some Social Security numbers. The entity notified affected individuals, offered one year of credit monitoring, and took remedial actions including a forensic review, correcting the firewall configuration, rebuilding the affected server, and enhancing security and change management processes.
Affected (this filing): 6,932