- Episource suffered a cyber attack at the end of January 2025
- Sensitive data out of 5.4 million people have been taken
- The company now informs affected people
The American giant of Episource health care data began to inform its customers of a data violation of February 2025 in which their sensitive information has been stolen.
Episource is a health data and technology company that helps health plans manage risks adjustment, quality measurement and clinical data through analysis, coding and technology solutions.
On February 6, 2025, the company spotted a threat to violate its defenses and access the sensitive files he had stored on his devices. After having closed the IT network, by calling on third -party legal medicine experts and informing the police, the company determined that the attackers took “copies of certain data” between January 27 and February 6, 2025.
Personally identifiable data
The data included health / police plans, insurance companies, identification numbers for members / groups and Medicaid-Medicare-Government identity numbers.
It also included health data such as medical file numbers, doctors, diagnostics, drugs, test results, images, care and treatments, as well as other personal data such as birth dates or social security numbers (SSN).
In a separate report, submitted in the meantime to the United States Ministry of Health and Social Services for Civil Rights, Episource confirmed that 5,418,866 people were affected by the attack.
Previous reports also said that the company had started to inform them on April 23, 2025, although it is unconfirmed reports.
Cybercriminals often target health care organizations for their data, as they can be mistreated in phishing, identity theft and other forms of scam.
CROOKS can use data to write personalized and convincing emails, which can encourage victims to download malware or to share connection identification information. This is why Episource is now urging individuals impacted to remain vigilant and to monitor potential identity and scam attempts.
Via Techcrunch
