ESO Solutions Data Breach Impacts Providers and Patients

ESO began sending notice letters to affected individuals whose information could have been impacted by the breach. Healthcare providers impacted by the breach reportedly include:

• Ascension Providence Hospital in Waco
• Mississippi Baptist Medical Center
• CaroMont Health
• Merit Health Biloxi
• Merit Health River Oaks
• ESO EMS Agency
• Forrest General Hospital

• Alaska Regional Hospital
• Memorial Hospital at Gulfport
• Providence Kodiak Island Medical Center
• Providence Alaska Medical Center
• Tallahassee Memorial
• Manatee Memorial Hospital
• Desert View Hospital

It is currently unclear how many individuals have been impacted by the breach. Information potentially affected by the data breach can included patients’ names, Social Security numbers, dates of birth, injury type, injury date, treatment type, and treatment date. It is still unclear what other information, if any, was impacted.

The cybercriminals responsible for the breach may have already obtained and sold the compromised patient information. In previous data breaches, victims of data theft have noticed identity theft attempts ranging from fraudulent charges on bank accounts or credit cards, medical and/or government services ordered in their name, or their information being posted on the dark web.