BayMark Health Services, one of the biggest drug addiction treatment facilities in the US, says it is notifying some patients this week that their sen

Drug addiction treatment service admits attackers stole sensitive patient data

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2025-01-10 16:00:03

BayMark Health Services, one of the biggest drug addiction treatment facilities in the US, says it is notifying some patients this week that their sensitive personal information was stolen.

It sent notifications to recipients of substance abuse disorder support services on Wednesday, confirming that data, including the type of services a patient received and diagnostic information, was pilfered in an attack between September 24 and October 14, 2024.

BayMark claims to be North America's largest provider of medication-assisted treatments for substance abuse disorders. It's the parent company of many different healthcare facilities and specializes in opioid addiction and mental health treatments.

The notification letters sent to individuals didn't specify the number of potentially impacted patients. However, offering an indication as to how many people benefit from its services, the company says it helps "tens of thousands of individuals on their path to recovery every day."

It told patients in the letter [PDF]: "On October 11, 2024, we learned of an incident that disrupted the operations of some of our IT systems. We immediately took steps to secure our systems, launched an investigation with the assistance of third-party forensic experts, and notified law enforcement.