Over Half a Million Affected by Data Breach at Georgia-based Orthopedic Firm
The Atlanta, Georgia-based Peachtree Orthopedics reported that the records of over half a million patients were compromised in a cyberattack in September of 2016. The firm first notified patients affected by the breach in October after reporting the incident to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR). At the time the breach was reported, Peachtree had yet to release an official statement [...]