{"id":349,"date":"2023-03-17T00:05:16","date_gmt":"2023-03-17T05:05:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kentprotect.com\/?p=349"},"modified":"2023-03-20T03:15:53","modified_gmt":"2023-03-20T08:15:53","slug":"northstar-ems-hacked-82000-individuals-affected3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kentprotect.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/17\/northstar-ems-hacked-82000-individuals-affected3\/","title":{"rendered":"NorthStar EMS hacked, 82,000+ individuals affected"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='booster-block booster-read-block'><\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">(image source: NorthStar EMS, n.d.)<\/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\">NorthStar Emergency Medical Services (EMS) was hacked in September 2022, breaching the PII or PHI of over 82,450 individuals per an almost 6-months long investigation\/notification. <\/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\">NorthStar EMS, a threat actor, and 82,450 individuals or 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\">September 16, 2022: NorthStar EMS &#8220;discovered unusual activity in its digital environment.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">March 8, 2023: NorthStar EMS finalizes their breach investigation and &#8220;discovers their breach&#8221; [quotations added]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">March 14, 2023: NorthStar EMS begins individual notification <\/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\">NorthStar EMS suffered a data breach in September 2022, affecting nearly 82,450 persons and patients (Rowe, 2023). Breached data included: &#8220;individuals\u2019 names, Social Security numbers, dates of birth, patient ID number, treatment information, Medicare\/Medicaid number, and\/or health insurance information&#8221; (NorthStar EMS, 2023b, para. 3). <\/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\">Associated incident response costs, &#8220;independent cybersecurity experts,&#8221; 12 months of IDX identity management services, breach notification costs, M-F call center<\/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 laws: Maine: 10 M.R.S.A. \u00a7 1346<\/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\">NorthStar Emergency Medical Services. (2023). Northstar &#8211; Regulatory Notification Packet (ME).pdf. In <em>Office of the Maine Attorney General: Data Breach Notifications<\/em> (No. 9314140v1). Office of the Maine Attorney General. Retrieved March 16, 2023, from https:\/\/apps.web.maine.gov\/online\/aeviewer\/ME\/40\/ad13358b-45d7-4d7a-96a3-e6e56e2c10b2\/b6e49831-4833-4d8f-9484-43617557c119\/document.html<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">NorthStar EMS. (n.d.). <em>untitled<\/em>. wixstatic.com\/. https:\/\/static.wixstatic.com\/media\/7f10b9_96e24d3bc77e4e6bb6a0935a8752c01f~mv2_d_4140_1366_s_2.jpg\/v1\/fill\/w_640,h_274,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto\/7f10b9_96e24d3bc77e4e6bb6a0935a8752c01f~mv2_d_4140_1366_s_2.jpg<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">NorthStar EMS. (2023b, March 14). <em>Notice of Data Security Incident | Northstar EMS<\/em>. Northstar EMS. Retrieved March 16, 2023, from https:\/\/www.northstar-ems.us\/notice-of-data-security-incident<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">PitchBook. (n.d.). <em>Northstar EMS Company Profile: Acquisition &amp; Investors | PitchBook<\/em>. Northstar EMS. Retrieved March 17, 2023, from https:\/\/pitchbook.com\/profiles\/company\/114508-18#overview<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rowe, T. (2023, March 14). <em>Office of the Maine AG: Consumer Protection: Privacy, Identity Theft and Data Security Breaches<\/em>. Office of Maine Attorney General. Retrieved March 16, 2023, from https:\/\/apps.web.maine.gov\/online\/aeviewer\/ME\/40\/ad13358b-45d7-4d7a-96a3-e6e56e2c10b2.shtml<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(image source: NorthStar EMS, n.d.) 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