Cyber Attack on Christie Clinic, IL

According to sources, Christie Clinic (a Medical organization in Illinois) was hit with a cyber attack. It was first reported on 2022-04-12.

Illinois Clinic Says Nearly 503,000 Affected in Email Breach

“-"A breach involving the compromise of a single user's email account at an Illinois-based multispecialty clinic has affected nearly 503,000 individuals " -"Christie Clinic says it promptly launched an internal investigation to determine the nature and scope of the incident, and contacted federal law enforcement to mitigate the impact of the unauthorized access." -"The clinic's investigation confirmed that there was unauthorized access to the affected email account from July 14 to Aug. 19, 2021, and that intent of the unauthorized access was to intercept a business transaction between Christie Clinic and a long-standing, third-party vendor." -"Information potentially contained in the affected email account included individuals' names, addresses, Social Security numbers, medical information and health insurance information," -""To date, Christie Clinic does not have any evidence of misuse of any patient information, but we have notified all individuals who have potential to be affected and notified all necessary regulators,""“