Frederick Health reports massive data breach affecting nearly 1 million patients
Frederick Health in Maryland has reported a significant cybersecurity incident to the Department of Health and Human Services. The breach involved a hacking or IT incident targeting a network server, exposing the protected health information of 934,326 individuals. This filing was submitted on March 28, 2025. Hospital administrators should monitor this case closely as a benchmark for large-scale incident response. While this specific event is reported, it serves as a reminder to review your own network security protocols and ensure your incident response plans are current and tested.