On January 13, 2023, Home Care Providers of Texas (“HCPT”) filed notice of a data breach with the Attorney General of Texas after learning that an unauthorized party encrypted and removed files from the company’s computer network. Based on the company’s official filing, the incident resulted in an unauthorized party gaining access to consumers’ names, addresses, dates of birth, social security numbers, certain treatment or diagnosis information, and certain medication information. After confirming that consumer data was leaked, HCPT began sending out data breach notification letters to all individuals who were impacted by the recent data security incident.
If you or a loved one recently obtained home health care services from Home Care Providers of Texas, it may mean that hackers were able to access your personal information. As we’ve discussed in prior posts, there is no way to know exactly how hackers will use your information. However, cybercriminals’ objective in carrying out these attacks is typically to obtain information they can then sell or use to commit identity theft or other frauds against victims. However, as a data breach victim, there are steps you can take to mitigate the risk of fraud in the wake of a breach. Additionally, depending on the outcome of the investigation into the HCPT data breach, you might be able to bring a data breach lawsuit against the company.
What We Know So Far About the Home Care Providers of Texas Breach
The available information regarding the Home Care Providers of Texas breach comes from the company’s filing with the Texas Attorney General. According to this source, on June 29, 2022, HCPT learned that a portion of the company’s computer network had been encrypted. In response, HCPT launched an investigation into the incident with the assistance of cybersecurity experts in hopes of learning more about the breach and what, if any, patient data was compromised.
Through its investigation, Home Care Providers of Texas confirmed that an unauthorized party had encrypted the company’s network and removed certain files. It was later determined that some of the files contained confidential patient information.
Upon discovering that sensitive patient data was made available to an unauthorized party, Home Care Providers of Texas began to review the affected files to determine what information was compromised and which consumers were impacted. While the breached information varies depending on the individual, it may include your name, address, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, treatment or diagnosis information, and medication information.
On January 13, 2023, Home Care Providers of Texas sent out data breach letters to all individuals whose information was compromised as a result of the recent data security incident. According to the Texas Attorney General, approximately 124,363 people were impacted by the HCPT data breach.
More Information About Home Care Providers of Texas
Home Care Providers of Texas is a healthcare company based in Dallas, Texas. A Medicare-certified agency, HCPT provides medical care and rehabilitation treatment to patients in their homes. Home Care Providers of Texas is officially registered under the name DPP II, Inc. Home Care Providers of Texas employs more than 350 people and generates approximately $27 million in annual revenue.
