Nutex Health data breach exposes patient records
Nutex Health, a Houston company that runs micro-hospitals and specialty hospitals, says someone broke into its network and stole files from its servers. The company is still checking whether patient, employee, or provider records were among the stolen data.
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What is known
Attackers got into Nutex Health's network, reached files stored on some of its servers, and copied that data out before the company detected the intrusion.
What to do
People who have received care at a Nutex Health facility or worked with the company should watch for a breach notification letter from Nutex Health.
Affected patients, employees, or providers should watch for an official notice and consider a credit freeze or fraud alert once notified, since the company has said the stolen data may be leaked.
Reported details
Nutex Health disclosed the incident in an SEC Form 8-K this week, stating it detected unauthorized access to its network and that files were exfiltrated from some servers. The company is still assessing whether the stolen files include patient, employee, provider, business and financial, or intellectual property data. No extortion or ransomware group has publicly claimed the attack, but Nutex Health noted the attacker may leak the data. The company says it does not currently believe the incident will materially affect its business or financial results.