400,000 Impacted by CentroMed Data Breach

San Antonio-based healthcare provider El Centro Del Barrio (which operates as CentroMed) is informing 400,000 patients that their personal and protected health information was compromised in a recent cyberattack.

The data breach was discovered on May 1, 2024, after a threat actor gained access to the organization’s network on April 30, CentroMed said in an incident notice (PDF) on its website.

“While in our IT network, the unauthorized party accessed and/or acquired files that contain information pertaining to CentroMed’s current and former patients,” the healthcare provider said.

The potentially exposed information, the organization announced, included names, addresses, dates of birth, medical and health information, insurance information, Social Security numbers, financial account information, and medical claims data.

“For patients whose information may have been involved in the incident, we recommend reviewing the statements they receive from their healthcare providers and contacting the relevant provider immediately if they ...