U.S. healthcare provider AspenPointe notified patients of a data breach stemming from a September 2020 cyberattack that enabled attackers to steal protected health information (PHI) and personally identifiable information (PII) The organization hired external security experts to investigate the incident and find the extent of the information compromise affecting its network. Patients were also urged to place a security freeze or a fraud alert on their credit files, as well as get a free credit report to detect any fraudulent attempts to use their information. The nonprofit says there is no evidence that data stolen during the attack was improperly used by any third parties.
Source: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/healthcare-provider-aspenpointe-data-breach-affects-295k-patients/