Hacking incident exposes nearly 300,000 records at Allegheny Health Network home care units
A hacking/IT incident at Allegheny Health Network Home Medical Equipment LLC and Allegheny Health Network Home Infusion LLC in Pennsylvania compromised the data of 292,773 individuals. The breach occurred on a network server, and the healthcare provider submitted the report to HHS OCR on January 17, 2025. As a healthcare provider, this entity is directly responsible for reporting this incident. Administrators should note the scale of the exposure and the specific vulnerability of network servers to unauthorized access. This filing confirms the incident was reported to federal regulators, but does not detail the specific types of data lost or the timeline of the attack.
Sources differ:
- The HHS OCR breach portal lists 292,773 individuals affected; HIPAA Journal and BankInfoSecurity report approximately 293,900 patients notified of the same incident.