Healthcare Data Breach Notifications Following Ransomware and EHR Vendor Compromise
MACT Health Board confirmed patient data theft tied to a November 2025 ransomware attack claimed by INC Ransom. The organization reported network access by an unauthorized party from Nov 12–20, 2025, followed by a file review completed Jan 9, 2026; exposed data may include patient names plus clinical information (e.g., diagnoses, test results, treatment details, medical images) and, for some individuals, Social Security numbers. MACT began mailing notification letters Jan 23, 2026 and is offering credit monitoring/identity theft protection where SSNs were involved.
Munson Healthcare separately notified more than 100,000 patients impacted by a Cerner (Oracle Health) compromise involving access to two legacy Cerner servers (unauthorized access beginning as early as Jan 22, 2025, detected Feb 20, 2025) containing data awaiting migration to the Oracle Cloud. Reported exposed data includes names, SSNs, and typical EHR content (medical record numbers, diagnoses, medications, test results, care details, and providers’ names); Cerner/Oracle Health engaged third-party incident response and notified law enforcement, and reporting indicates notification delays were influenced by law-enforcement requests and ongoing investigation, with litigation alleging the incident may have affected up to 80 hospitals.
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