Hattiesburg, Miss.-based Southern Bone & Joint Specialists recently suffered a cybersecurity incident that may have affected the protected health information of 7,162 individuals.
The practice said it detected suspicious activity in its email environment May 7. An investigation determined that an unauthorized actor accessed certain files and data stored within its email environment.
SBJS said that while it has no evidence that any information has been misused, it has notified impacted individuals and provided resources to help protect individuals’ personal information. The information that may have been affected include names, dates of birth, diagnosis codes, addresses, phone numbers, insurance policy numbers and CPT codes.
The practice submitted the incident to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights Breach Portal Sept. 17.