Strauss Borrelli PLLC, a leading data breach law firm, is investigating Boston Children’s Health Physicians, regarding its recent data breach. The Boston Children’s Health Physicians data breach may have involved sensitive personal identifiable information and protected health information belonging to an undetermined number of individuals.
ABOUT BOSTON CHILDREN'S HEALTH PHYSICIANS:
Boston Children’s Health Physicians is a multi-specialty healthcare group based in New York. Providing comprehensive care for newborns, children, and adolescents, Boston Children’s Health Physicians’ more than 300 clinicians represent 25 areas of medical expertise.3 In addition to its primary care services, Boston Children’s Health Physicians’ specialties include cardiology, oncology, pulmonology, and gastroenterology.3 Today, Boston Children’s Health Physicians offers these services in over 55 practices throughout New York’s Metropolitan Area, the Hudson Valley, and Connecticut.3 Headquartered in Valhalla, New York, Boston Children’s Health Physicians employs over 500 individuals.
WHAT HAPPENED?
Recently, Boston Children’s Health Physicians announced that it had experienced a data breach in which the sensitive personal identifiable information and protected health information in its systems may have been accessed and acquired. According to the breach notice, on September 6, 2024, Boston Children’s Health Physicians was informed that its IT vendor had identified unusual activity within its systems.1 Then, on September 10, 2024, Boston Children’s Health Physicians detected unauthorized activity on limited parts of its network.1 As a result, Boston Children’s Health Physicians launched an investigation to determine the nature of the incident.
Through its investigation, Boston Children’s Health Physicians learned that sensitive personal information in its systems may have been viewed and obtained by an unauthorized individual on September 10, 2024. As a result, Boston Children’s Health Physicians began a review of the data to determine what information had been impacted as well as identify the specific individuals affected. During this review, Boston Children’s Health Physicians determined that the impacted data belonged to current and former employees, patients, and guarantors.1 While the information impacted varies depending on the individual, the type of information potentially exposed includes:
- Name
- Social Security number
- Address
- Date of birth
- Driver’s license number
- Medical information (e.g., medical record numbers, treatment information)
- Health insurance information
- Billing information
As a result of the data breach, Boston Children’s Health Physicians posted notice of the incident on its website. Additionally, on October 4, 2024, Boston Children’s Health Physicians and its IT vendor mailed data breach notification letters to impacted individuals. Based on the breach notice posted to its website, Boston Children’s Health Physicians is providing affected individuals with a list of the specific types of sensitive information impacted and complimentary credit monitoring services. A link to the form breach notification that Boston Children’s Health Physicians posted to its website is below.
If you are a current or former employee, patient, or guarantor of, or have received a breach notification letter from, Boston Children's Health Physicians:
We would like to speak with you about your rights and potential legal remedies in response to this data breach. Please fill out the form, below, or contact us at 872.263.1100 or sam@straussborrelli.com.
