North Dakota company hit by cyber attack, more than 500,000 affected – KVRR Local News

WILLISTON, N.D. (KVRR) – Federal investigators say a cyber assault on a North Dakota-based firm that gives software program and billing companies for docs and healthcare professionals affected greater than a half-million clients.

The U.S. Dept. of Well being and Human Companies says Adaptive Well being Integrations of Williston was the goal of a “Hacking/IT incident.” The information breach was reported to the federal government earlier this month.  It occurred on, or about Oct. 17, 2021.

“An unauthorized particular person might have accessed a restricted quantity of information saved on our techniques,” based on the corporate. “Upon studying of the problem, we contained the menace by disabling unauthorized entry to our community and commenced a immediate and thorough investigation with help from exterior cybersecurity professionals.”

The U.S. Dept. of Well being and Human Companies says the safety breach affected 510,574 individuals.

“We decided that sure probably accessed knowledge contained private info corresponding to names, dates of beginning, contact info, and Social Safety numbers,” the corporate mentioned. “This incident doesn’t have an effect on all Adaptive Well being Integrations sufferers and never all info was included for all people.”

Adaptive Well being Integrations says anybody with questions or who needs to find out if they’re impacted can name 1-855-618-3106. The response line is on the market Monday by Friday, from 9:00 a.m. to six:30 p.m.