Healthcare IT firm CareCloud disclosed a March 16 intrusion that compromised one of six electronic health record environments and caused about eight hours of network disruption. The company engaged its cybersecurity carrier and a Big Four incident response team, restored affected systems, and is investigating the scope of exposed patient data. #CareCloud #EHR
Keypoints
- Intrusion occurred on March 16 and impacted one of CareCloud’s six EHR environments.
- The incident caused a temporary network disruption of approximately eight hours before full restoration.
- CareCloud notified its cybersecurity carrier and retained a Big Four cyber response team for forensic investigation.
- The scope of accessed or exfiltrated data and the number of affected individuals remain under investigation.
- All affected systems have been restored and the company is working to strengthen security to prevent recurrence.