Breaches and incidents

Atlantic Digestive Specialists (New Hampshire): network breach affects 173,853 patients

Per HIPAA Journal, an unauthorized party accessed the network on 16 and 17 Mar 2026; names, dates of birth, SSNs and clinical information were involved.

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What happened

  • Per HIPAA Journal, an unauthorized party accessed the network on 16 and 17 Mar 2026; names, dates of birth, SSNs and clinical information were involved; letters began 30 Sep 2026 and HHS OCR lists 173,853 affected.
  • Root cause: not disclosed.
  • No attacker named.
  • Third-party experts investigated; the data review finished on 8 Sep 2026.