{"id":238,"date":"2023-03-05T04:30:06","date_gmt":"2023-03-05T10:30:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kentprotect.com\/?p=238"},"modified":"2023-03-06T09:55:51","modified_gmt":"2023-03-06T15:55:51","slug":"home-care-providers-of-texass-breach-ransomware-incident-affects-124363-patients","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kentprotect.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/05\/home-care-providers-of-texass-breach-ransomware-incident-affects-124363-patients\/","title":{"rendered":"Home Care Providers of Texas&#8217;s breach\/potential ransomware incident affects 124,363 patients"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='booster-block booster-read-block'><\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">(Image source: Home Care Providers of Texas, 2023)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>One-sentence summary: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Home Care Providers of Texas&#8217;s suffered a potential ransomware incident, breaching sensitive data for over 124,363 patients. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Who was involved?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Home Care Providers of Texas (LBN: DPP II, LLC), a threat actor, and 124,363 patients. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>What was the timeline?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">June 15, 2022: Breach started by the adversary. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">June 29, 2022: Breach end by adversary and discovery by Home Care Providers of Texas. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">November 15, 2022: Home Care Providers of Texas discovers that sensitive data was breached (Home Care Providers of Texas, n.d., para. 2).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">January 13, 2023: Notice is published on the Texas OAG Data Security Breach Reports portal and HCPT begins notification of patients (Office of the Attorney General, 2023). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>What occurred?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An adversary hacked Home Care Providers of Texas for several weeks and allegedly breached the sensitive records of over 124,363 patients after attempting to deploy potential ransomware (Davis, 2023, para. 11; Dissent, 2023; McGee, 2023, para. 8; Office of the Attorney General, 2023). Breached data included: &#8220;individual names, addresses, dates of birth, social security numbers, certain treatment or diagnosis information, and certain medication information&#8221; (Home Care Providers of Texas, n.d., para. 2). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Estimated costs:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">M-F call center and breach notification costs. &#8220;leading third-party cybersecurity experts&#8221; (Home Care Providers of Texas, n.d., para. 2). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Involved laws: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Federal: HIPAA and HITECH. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">State: Tex. Bus. &amp; Com. Code \u00a7\u00a7 521.002, 521.053<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Root cause: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">TBA or N\/A (see disclaimer)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Lessons learned: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">TBA or N\/A (see disclaimer)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Sources: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Davis, J. (2023, January 23). <em>Third-party administrator hack leads to theft of patient data for over 251K<\/em>. SC Media. Retrieved March 5, 2023, from https:\/\/www.scmagazine.com\/analysis\/breach\/third-party-administrator-hack-leads-to-theft-of-patient-data-for-over-251k<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dissent. (2023, January 13). <em>Home Care Providers of Texas discloses ransomware incident affecting more than 124,000<\/em>. databreaches.net. Retrieved March 5, 2023, from https:\/\/www.databreaches.net\/home-care-providers-of-texas-discloses-ransomware-incident-affecting-more-than-124000\/<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Home Care Providers of Texas. (n.d.). <em>Notice Regarding Security Event<\/em>. Retrieved March 5, 2023, from https:\/\/hcpoftexas.com\/event.htm<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Home Care Providers of Texas. (2023, February 27). <em>547434\/f472c393ca817aadd3c262aeb9a9ec0b.png<\/em>. Workable.com. https:\/\/workablehr.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/photos\/547434\/f472c393ca817aadd3c262aeb9a9ec0b.png<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">McGee, M. (2023, January 16). <em>Attacks on 2 Specialty Care Providers Affect Nearly 600,000<\/em>. Bank Info Security. Retrieved March 5, 2023, from https:\/\/www.bankinfosecurity.com\/ransomware-breaches-a-20941<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Office of the Attorney General. (2023, January 13). <em>Data Security Breach Reports | Office of the Attorney General<\/em>. Ken Paxton Attorney General of Texas. 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