On June 25, 2024, MD Now Urgent Care Centers (“MD Now”) filed a notice of data breach with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights. As a result of the MD Now data breach, an unauthorized party was able to access consumers’ sensitive information. Upon completing its investigation, MD Now will soon begin sending out data breach notification letters to all individuals whose information was affected by the recent data security incident.

If you receive a data breach notification from MD Now Urgent Care Centers, it is essential you understand what is at risk and what you can do about it. A data breach lawyer can help you learn more about how to protect yourself from becoming a victim of fraud or identity theft, as well as discuss your legal options following the MD Now Urgent Care Centers data breach. For more information, please see our recent piece on the topic here.

What Caused the MD Now Urgent Care Centers Data Breach?

The MD Now Urgent Care Centers data breach was only recently announced, and more information is expected in the near future. However, for now, MD Now’s filing with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights provides only limited information on what led up to the breach.

According to this source, MD Now Urgent Care Centers recently learned that confidential information that had been entrusted to the company was subject to unauthorized access. Evidently, the breach resulted from a “Hacking / IT Incident” of a network server. However, it is possible that the breach did not involve MD Now Urgent Care Centers’ network and that hackers were able to obtain information belonging to MD Now patients by attacking one of the company’s vendors.

Regardless, after learning that sensitive consumer data was accessible to an unauthorized party, MD Now Urgent Care Centers reviewed the compromised files to determine what information was leaked and which consumers were impacted.

On June 25, 2024, MD Now Urgent Care Centers filed its notice with the HHS-OCR. Typically, this is around the time that companies send out data breach letters to those who were affected by the breach. However, the timeline for the MD Now data breach could very well be different. Regardless, once these letters arrive, they should provide victims with a list of what information belonging to them was compromised.

More Information About MD Now Urgent Care Centers

Founded in 2003, MD Now Urgent Care Centers is a healthcare services company based out of West Palm Beach, Florida. With over 110 clinics across the state, MD Now is Florida’s largest and fastest-growing urgent care provider. MD Now treats common illnesses and injuries, performs minor medical procedures, and conducts lab tests and physical examinations. MD Now Urgent Care Centers employs more than 650 people and generates approximately $32 million in annual revenue.