Healthcare IT Platform CareCloud Probing Potential Data Breach

Healthcare technology solutions provider CareCloud (Nasdaq: CCLD) has disclosed a cybersecurity incident that may have resulted in patient information compromise.

CareCloud is a New Jersey-based publicly traded company that offers cloud-based software solutions to medical practices, clinics, and hospitals, including for electronic health records, revenue cycle management, practice management, and patient engagement.

In a March 27 filing with the SEC, the company said its network was temporarily disrupted on March 16 due to a cybersecurity incident.

Functionality and data access to one of its six electronic health record environments was affected for roughly 8 hours.

The investigation into the incident is ongoing, with CareCloud attempting to determine whether the hacker accessed or exfiltrated any of the patient information or other data stored in the compromised environment.

CareCloud said the cybersecurity incident was limited to its CareCloud Health environment and “did not affect other platforms, divisions, systems, data or environments”. 

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