Frederick Health Data Breach Investigation
Strauss Borrelli PLLC, a leading data breach law firm, is investigating Frederick Health regarding its recent data breach. The Frederick Health data breach may have involved sensitive personal information belonging to an undetermined number of individuals.
ABOUT FREDERICK HEALTH:
Frederick Health is a healthcare system based in Maryland. Founded in 1902, the Fredrick Health system includes Frederick Health Hospital, Frederick Health Medical Group, Frederick Health Employer Solutions, Frederick Health Home Care, and Frederick Health Hospice.2 Today, Frederick Health offers primary care, family medicine, and a wide range of specialty services, including brain and spine care, gastroenterology, internal medicine, palliative care, behavioral health, dentistry, infectious disease care, orthopedics and sports medicine, surgery services, and more.3 Headquartered in Frederick, Maryland, Frederick Health employs over 3,000 individuals.
WHAT HAPPENED?
Recently, Frederick Health announced that it had experienced a data breach in which sensitive personal information in its systems may have been accessed. According to the breach notice, Frederick Health recently discovered that it had experienced a ransomware event.1 As a result, Fredrick Health launched an investigation to determine the nature of the incident.
Through its investigation, Frederick Health confirmed that the IT incident was the result of a ransomware attack and sensitive personal information in its systems may have been impacted. As of February 4, 2025, Frederick Health’s systems have still not been restored and the investigation into the incident is ongoing. As a result, Frederick Health posted a notice of the incident on its website. A link to the form breach notification that Frederick Health posted to its website is below.
If you received a breach notification letter from Frederick Health:
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.
