Cyber-attack on Perry Johnson affiliates exposes data of 13.3 million patients
A 2023 cyber-attack on Perry Johnson Companies affiliates providing medical transcription, coding and imaging services exposed sensitive patient records. The number of affected patients was tallied at 13.3 million. The attorneys general of Connecticut, New Jersey, New York and Michigan secured a settlement of up to US$10 million and a corrective action plan in connection with the incident.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Perry Johnson Companies
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Information of 13.3 million patients
- Cause / method
- Sensitive patient records exposed through hacking
- Location
- United States
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Timeline
- It was reported that the attorneys general of four US states had secured a settlement of up to US$10 million and a corrective action plan from Perry Johnson affiliates over the 2023 patient data breach.
- Further reports emerged of a US$10 million settlement between state authorities and the IT service companies involved.
6 related reports
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- State attorneys general secure up to $10 million and corrective action plan from Perry Johnson companies after 2023 breach
- Perry Johnson healthcare data breach: $10 mn settlement over 13.3 mn patients
- Perry Johnson Data Breach Settlement: Up to $10M [2026]
- Perry Johnson Data Breach Settlement: $10M, 13.3M [2026]
- States, IT Services Firms Reach $10M Settlement in Data Hack
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