The law firm Tarter Krinsky & Drogin has reported a breach of the protected health information of 196,645 patients of its healthcare clients. Data breaches have also been announced by Park Dental in Virginia and Heritage Pediatrics in Texas.

Tarter Krinsky & Drogin

A data breach has been announced by the Manhattan, New York-based law firm Tarter Krinsky & Drogin, which involved confidential and attorney-client privileged information and the protected health information of 196,645 patients of its healthcare clients. Suspicious activity was identified within its computer environment on September 10, 2025. Third-party digital forensics specialists were engaged to investigate the activity and confirmed that an unauthorized third party accessed some of its servers intermittently between July 9, 2025, and September 9, 2025. During that time, certain files on the servers were accessed or acquired.

The review of the affected files has recently been completed, and notification letters are now being mailed to the affected individuals. The types of data involved varied from individual to individual and may include some or all of the following: name, Social Security number, driver’s license number, date of birth, international tax identification number, passport number, tax identification number/individual tax identification number, financial account information, payment card information, username & password, medical information, health insurance information, and biometric data. The law firm has reviewed its security policies and procedures and implemented additional cybersecurity measures to prevent similar incidents in the future.

Young C. Park DDS (Park Dental)

Young C. Park DDS, PC, the operator of Park Dental in Roanoke, Virginia, has reported a data breach to the HHS’ Office for Civil Rights that has affected approximately 12,000 individuals. The practice learned that an unauthorized third party gained access to a workstation and an associate office email account. The unauthorized access occurred intermittently between June 10, 2026, and July 22, 2026, when the unauthorized access was identified.

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The investigation confirmed that email accounts had been subject to unauthorized access, and potentially there was unauthorized access to patient records. Data exposed in the incident included names, addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, birth dates, patient charts/record numbers, appointment information, provider names, referral information and communications, x-rays and related imaging, diagnoses, treatment plans and notes, and insurance and billing information. Park Dental has strengthened account and remote access security, increased monitoring, changed passwords and updated access privileges, reinforced its data privacy and security practices, and identified additional areas for further employee training.

Heritage Pediatrics

Heritage Pediatrics PLLC in San Antonio, Texas, has started notifying individuals affected by an April 2026 email security incident. The pediatric medical practice identified fraudulent emails being sent from an employee’s email account. The account was immediately secured, and an investigation was launched to determine the extent of the compromise and the nature of data exposed in the incident. Third-party cybersecurity experts were engaged to assist with the investigation and confirmed that a single email account had been compromised. The account was reviewed and found to contain patient data.

The data involved varied from individual to individual and may have included names in combination with some or all of the following: contact information, Social Security number, date of birth, driver’s license number/state identification number, passport number, financial account information, debit/credit card information, health insurance information, clinical information, diagnosis information, treatment information, treatment/procedure codes, medical record number, and health insurance information. The affected individuals were notified on or around October 19, 2026. At the time of issuing notifications, no misuse of the exposed data had been identified.

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A data breach at Ridgeway Pharmacy in Montana has affected almost 259,000 individuals. Data breaches have also been announced by IMS Care Center in Arizona and Persona Dental in Minnesota.

Ridgeway Pharmacy

Ridgeway Pharmacy Ltd, a Victor, Montana-based mail order and community pharmacy, has identified a data security incident involving its website that exposed the personal and protected health information of 258,920 of its customers.

Ridgeway Pharmacy said that on August 21, 2026, it became aware that personal information had been exposed via its third-party designed and developed website. An investigation was launched to determine the extent of the unauthorized access, with assistance provided by third-party digital forensics experts. They confirmed that the incident was limited to its website, and no internal systems were involved. Data potentially compromised in the incident included names, addresses, dates of birth, prescription information, health information, and insurance information. A subset of individuals also had payment card information exposed.

In response to the incident, Ridgeway Pharmacy has reviewed its third-party website maintenance and data security arrangements and has implemented additional security protections to prevent similar incidents in the future. They include switching to a new website platform, restricting access, and strengthening monitoring. As a precaution against data misuse, the affected individuals have been offered complimentary credit monitoring and identity theft protection services.

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IMS Care Center

IMS Care Center, a Phoenix, Arizona-based physician-owned multi-specialty medical practice, has identified unauthorized access to its email environment. Suspicious activity was identified on June 18, 2026. Its email system was secured, and an investigation was launched to determine the nature and scope of the unauthorized activity.

The investigation confirmed that an unauthorized third party accessed its email system between June 17, 2026, and June 18, 2026. The affected email accounts were reviewed, and on September 30, 2026, IMS Care Center confirmed that patient names, addresses, Social Security numbers, and medical information had been exposed. Notification letters were mailed to the affected individuals on October 16, 2026, and at least 12 months of complimentary credit monitoring and identity theft protection services have been offered to the affected individuals.

IMS Care Center said several steps have been taken to improve email security, including implementing new technical safeguards, Sophos MDR, geographical restrictions on email access, enhanced phishing training for the workforce, updated data privacy and security policies and procedures, and it has committed to periodic technical and nontechnical evaluations. The incident has been reported to state attorneys general and the HHS’ Office for Civil Rights; however, it has yet to be added to the OCR breach portal, so it is unclear how many individuals have been affected.

Persona Dental

Persona Dental, a Sartell, Minnesota-based family and cosmetic dental practice, has announced a data security incident that has affected 3,386 current and former patients.  Suspicious activity was identified within its computer network on or around April 30, 2026. The forensic investigation determined that its network had been accessed by an unauthorized third party between April 28, 2026, and April 30, 2026.

Its network was secured, and additional security measures have been implemented to prevent similar incidents in the future. The review of the affected files has recently been completed, and it has been confirmed that patient data such as names, dates of birth, diagnosis and treatment information, and health insurance information were involved. For certain patients, Social Security numbers were involved. Notification letters started to be mailed to the affected individuals on September 9, 2026, and individuals who had their Social Security numbers exposed have been offered complimentary credit monitoring services.

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Central Ohio Primary Care Physicians, one of the largest independent physician-owned primary care medical groups in the United States, has experienced a cybersecurity incident that involved the personal and protected health information of approximately 1.4 million current and former patients, according to local media reports.

The Westerville, Ohio-based medical group, which has more than 80 locations in Central Ohio, experienced a voice phishing (vishing) attack in August 2026 that resulted in unauthorized third-party obtaining credentials that provided access to internal systems. The unauthorized access was detected and blocked on August 25, 2026.

The investigation into the incident confirmed that files containing patient information were exfiltrated in the incident. The files have now been reviewed and found to contain patient names, addresses, Social Security numbers, financial information, health information, and other identifying information.

Notification letters are being mailed to the affected individuals, and complimentary credit monitoring, identity theft protection, and dark web monitoring services are being made available. Central Ohio Primary Care Physicians said it has not detected any misuse of patient information as a result of the incident at the time of issuing notification letters. Central Ohio Primary Care Physicians said it takes data privacy and security seriously and had implemented appropriate security measures prior to the incident. Security has since been enhanced to reduce the risk of similar incidents in the future.

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The threat group behind the attack was not disclosed in the breach notices; however, it appears to be a ransomware group called Chaos. The group added Central Ohio Primary Care Physicians to its dark web data leak site and threatened to publish the stolen data if payment was not made. The group claimed that contact had not been made at the time of the listing, but Central Ohio Primary Care Physicians is no longer listed on the site.

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Data breaches have been announced by Mid Florida Dermatology & Plastic Surgery, Kannarr Eye Care in Kansas, and Indiana University Health Affiliated Covered Entity.

Mid Florida Dermatology & Plastic Surgery

Mid Florida Dermatology & Plastic Surgery, a medical group with 33 locations in central Florida, has notified the HHS’ Office for Civil Rights about a data breach affecting 85,585 individuals. According to a September 10, 2026, notice on the medical group’s website, unusual activity was identified within its computer systems on March 30, 2026. The forensic investigation determined that an unauthorized third party had access to its network from March 26, 2026, to March 30, 2026, during which time files containing patient data may have been viewed or acquired.

The data review determined that the information potentially accessed or obtained included names, addresses, dates of birth, passport numbers, Social Security numbers, driver’s license numbers, Medicare numbers, other government identification numbers, financial account numbers, financial account access information, health insurance information, and medical information. The types of information involved varied from individual to individual. Mid Florida Dermatology & Plastic Surgery said it is reviewing its security policies and procedures and is taking steps to reduce the risk of similar incidents in the future.

Kannarr Eye Care

Kannarr Eye Care, an optometry practice based in Pittsburg, Kansas, has identified unauthorized access to its computer systems. The incident was identified on March 30, 2026, and the forensic investigation determined that an unauthorized third party accessed or acquired files containing patients’ personal and protected health information.

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A review of the affected data was completed on August 17, 2026, confirming that names, Social Security numbers, and health insurance information were involved. Kannarr Eye Care has enhanced its security measures, implemented additional technical safeguards, and strengthened its policies and procedures related to data privacy and security to reduce the risk of similar incidents in the future. Notification letters were mailed to the affected individuals on September 17, 2026. The data breach was reported to the HHS’ Office for Civil Rights as affecting 14,003 individuals.

Indiana University Health, Affiliated Covered Entity

Indiana University Health Affiliated Covered Entity, has disclosed a security incident that has affected 2,080 individuals. The incident involved one of its vendors, AME Group. AME Group provides information technology services for an isolated IU Health legacy system. IU Health learned on August 4, 2026, that a previously unknown security vulnerability was susceptible to exploitation. Steps were immediately taken to verify the security of its systems, and while it was established that its core systems and electronic medical records were unaffected, a review of AME’s external vendor-managed system confirmed that there had been unauthorized access to limited imaging center information related to patients in Southern Indiana.

The information involved varied from individual to individual and may have included names, birth dates, health plan ID numbers, and limited treatment information related to the imaging center. The affected individuals were notified on September 29, 2026.

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Data breaches have been announced by the New York-based healthcare technology company Photon Health, the Texas-based medical provider network company Healthcare Highways, and the New York-based home health agency Any-Time Home Care.

Photon Health

Photon Health, a Brooklyn, New York-based healthcare technology company that operates a prescription network, has disclosed a cybersecurity incident involving unauthorized access to patient data. Photon Health learned on August 21, 2026, that a previously unknown security flaw in a self-hosted third-party application called Metabase had been exploited.

Metabase was used by Photon Health for business intelligence, product metrics, and customer dashboards. The threat actor exploited the zero-day vulnerability and gained access to stored data, which was potentially exfiltrated. Photon Health completed its data review on September 4, 2026, when it was confirmed that data compromised in the incident included names, addresses, phone numbers, birth dates, and prescription information. Notification letters started to be mailed to the affected individuals on October 8, 2026. At the time of issuing notification letters, Photon Health was unaware of any misuse of the impacted data. The Direwolf ransomware and data extortion group claimed responsibility for the attack.

The company has not yet publicly disclosed how many of its clients have been affected or the total number of individuals who had their data exposed in the incident, but has confirmed that complimentary credit monitoring and identity theft protection services have been offered to the affected individuals. Photon Health also confirmed that it is reviewing its cybersecurity measures and is taking steps to prevent similar incidents in the future.

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Healthcare Highways

Healthcare Highways, a Frisco, Texas-based medical provider network company and health plan administrator, has recently disclosed a cybersecurity incident that was first identified on August 4, 2026. An investigation was launched to determine the nature and scope of the activity, which confirmed that an unauthorized third party had access to its network between July 22, 2026, and July 27, 2026. During that time, the protected health information of certain individuals was accessed and acquired.

The review of the affected data is ongoing; however, it has been determined that the types of data compromised in the incident include names, addresses, dates of birth, dates of service, Social Security numbers, patient ID numbers, procedure codes and costs, procedure/provider information, diagnoses, claims information, health insurance information, and information related to payment for healthcare services.

Healthcare Highways has yet to publicly disclose the total number of individuals affected by the incident. While the group behind the attack was not disclosed, the Chaos ransomware group claimed responsibility and says it exfiltrated 235 GB of data.

Any-Time Home Care

The New York-based home health agency Any-Time Home Care has recently disclosed a ransomware attack that was identified in March 2026. The forensic investigation determined that an unauthorized third party first accessed its network on or around March 17, 2026, and encrypted files. Files on the compromised parts of its network have been reviewed and found to contain names, addresses, birth dates, health information, and Social Security numbers. In total, 30,017 individuals have been affected by the incident. The affected individuals have been offered 24 months of complimentary credit monitoring and identity theft protection services.

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Data breaches have been announced by the Pennsylvania-based medical management and billing service provider Secure Healthcare Information Management and Desert Orthopaedic Center in Nevada.

Secure Healthcare Information Management

The Allentown, Pennsylvania-based medical management and billing service provider, Secure Healthcare Information Management, LLC, has announced a recent security incident that may have resulted in unauthorized access to patients’ personal and protected health information.

According to its website breach notice, a network disruption was experienced on July 17, 2026. Action was immediately taken to secure its network, and an investigation was launched to determine the cause of the disruption. The investigation determined that its network was accessed by an unauthorized third party between July 6, 2026, and July 16, 2026. The review of the exposed data concluded on September 18, 2026, confirming that patient information such as names, birth dates, Social Security numbers, driver’s license numbers, medical information, and health insurance information was exposed and potentially acquired.

The affected individuals started to be notified on October 6, 2026, and complimentary identity protection services are being offered. The HHS’ Office for Civil Rights has been informed; however, the incident is not yet shown on the OCR breach portal, so it is currently unclear how many individuals have been affected.

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Desert Orthopaedic Center

Desert Orthopaedic Center, an orthopedic medical group with five locations in Las Vegas and Henderson, Nevada, is notifying certain patients about a data security incident that may have resulted in patients’ personal and protected health information being accessed and acquired by an unauthorized third party.

The unauthorized access was detected on or around August 7, 2026, and the data review determined that the impacted information included names, contact information, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, treatment/diagnosis information, prescription/medication information, dates of service, provider names and locations, medical record numbers, patient account numbers, Medicare/Medicaid ID numbers, health insurance information, and/or medical billing/claims information.

Notification letters started to be mailed to the affected individuals in early October, and complimentary credit monitoring and identity theft protection services have been made available. The incident is not yet shown on the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, so it is currently unclear how many individuals have been affected.

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Data breaches have been announced by Bacon County Health Services in Georgia, Comprehensive Orthopaedics & Musculoskeletal Care in Connecticut, Imagine the Possibilities in Iowa, and Health Plans Inc. in Massachusetts.

Bacon County Health Services

Bacon County Health Services, an Alma, Georgia-based nonprofit healthcare organization, is investigating a data security incident involving unauthorized access to systems containing patient information. Bacon County Health Services provides healthcare services to individuals in and around Alma through Bacon County Hospital, Twin Oaks Convalescent Center, and a rural health clinic.

Suspicious network activity was identified on July 27, 2026, and the forensic investigation determined that an unauthorized third party had access to its computer network between July 10, 2026, and July 27, 2026.  The investigation confirmed that files containing patient information were exfiltrated by the threat actor. The data review is ongoing, and the number of affected individuals and the types of data involved have yet to be determined. Notification letters will be mailed to the affected individuals when the data review is concluded. At the time of announcing the incident, no misuse of the affected data had been identified.

While the incident may not have affected all patients, Bacon County Health Services has warned all patients to remain vigilant against identity theft and fraud. To meet breach reporting requirements, the HHS’ Office for Civil Rights has been informed and provided with an estimate of at least 501 affected individuals. The total will be updated when the data review is concluded.

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Comprehensive Orthopaedics & Musculoskeletal Care

Comprehensive Orthopaedics & Musculoskeletal Care, a Connecticut-based orthopedic practice, has recently notified the HHS’ Office for Civil Rights about a breach of the protected health information of 21,897 individuals. According to the practice’s substitute data breach notice, suspicious network activity was identified on February 12, 2026. Immediate action was taken to investigate the activity and secure its network, and it was confirmed that an unauthorized third party potentially accessed sensitive data.

The investigation and data review were completed on June 17, 2026, confirming that the impacted data included names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, financial account numbers, payment card information, government-issued ID numbers, medical information, and health insurance information. While not described as a ransomware attack, a ransomware group called Crypto24 claimed to have exfiltrated sensitive data, including patients’ protected health information. The group has published the stolen data on its dark web data leak site.

Imagine the Possibilities

Imagine the Possibilities, an Iowa-based nonprofit organization that provides community-based support services for individuals with intellectual difficulties, has notified the HHS’ Office for Civil Rights about a breach of the protected health information of 1,693 individuals. The security incident occurred at one of its business associates, the Waterloo, IA-based insurance agency PDCM Insurance. Suspicious activity was identified within the PDCM Insurance network on April 28, 2025, and the forensic investigation confirmed unauthorized access to files and folders between April 27, 2025, and April 28, 2025. The review of the affected data was recently completed.

Data potentially compromised in the incident included names in combination with one or more of the following: date of birth, Social Security number, driver’s license number, state identification number, taxpayer identification number, financial account information, treatment information, diagnosis, treating/referring physician, prescription/medication information, group health insurance/subscriber number, medical policy number, individual health insurance/subscriber number, and/or medical record number. It is currently unclear how many of the company’s clients have been affected. PDCM Insurance said it has reviewed its security policies and procedures and has implemented additional safeguards to prevent similar incidents in the future.

Health Plans Inc.

Health Plans Inc., a Westborough, Massachusetts-based third-party administrator of self-funded employer health and benefit plans, has disclosed a cybersecurity incident involving one of its SaaS vendors. The number of affected individuals has yet to be publicly disclosed.

The incident involved Alegeus, a Waltham, Massachusetts-based provider of a SaaS platform for administering healthcare accounts. The data breach details have yet to be publicly disclosed, other than Social Security numbers being exposed. Alegeus has confirmed that it has taken steps to reduce the risk of similar incidents in the future and is offering the affected individuals two years of complimentary credit monitoring services.

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Data breaches have been announced by Casper Orthopedic Associates in Wyoming and Atlantic Digestive Specialists in New Hampshire.

Casper Orthopedic Associates

Casper Orthopedic Associates, an orthopedic medical practice in Casper, Wyoming, has notified 56,197 individuals about a cybersecurity incident that exposed some of their protected health information. Casper Orthopedic Associates said it discovered it was the victim of a cyberattack on May 23, 2026, and engaged third-party cybersecurity experts to help contain, remediate, and investigate the incident.

The investigation concluded on June 11, 2026, and determined that patient data may have been acquired by an unauthorized third party in the incident. The data review was completed on September 2, 2026, and notification letters were mailed to the affected individuals on September 8, 2026. The impacted data included a combination of names, dates of birth, driver’s license numbers, Social Security numbers, financial account information, and medical information.

Atlantic Digestive Specialists

Atlantic Digestive Specialists, a multi-location gastroenterology practice in New Hampshire, has disclosed a security incident involving unauthorized access to systems containing patient information. Atlantic Digestive Specialists said it was alerted to suspicious network activity in March 2026 and, assisted by third-party cybersecurity experts, determined that an unauthorized third party accessed its network between March 16, 2026, and March 17, 2026, and potentially acquired files containing patient information.

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The data review was completed on September 8, 2026, when it was confirmed that the impacted data included names in combination with some or all of the following: date of birth, Social Security number, driver’s license/state identification number, financial account information, payment card information, alien registration number, taxpayer identification number, passport number, clinical information, diagnosis, mental/physical condition, medical history, medical record number, medical treatment information, prescription information, Medicaid/Medicare number, medical cost, dates of service, provider name, patient account number, health insurance information, username/password information, and digital/electronic signature. Notification letters started to be mailed to the affected individuals on September 30, 2026. The number of affected individuals has not yet been publicly disclosed.

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