On November 7, 2023, Pharmacy Group of Mississippi, LLC filed a notice of data breach with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights after discovering that information that had been entrusted to the company was subject to unauthorized access. In this notice, Pharmacy Partners explains that the incident resulted in an unauthorized party being able to access consumers’ sensitive information; however, the exact data types that were leaked remain unconfirmed. Upon completing its investigation, Pharmacy Partners began 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 Pharmacy Group of Mississippi, LLC, 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 Pharmacy Partners data breach. For more information, please see our recent piece on the topic here.

What Caused the Data Breach Affecting Pharmacy Partners?

The Pharmacy Partners data breach was only recently announced, and more information is expected in the near future. Unfortunately, Pharmacy Partners’ filing with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights provides very little information, and the company has not yet posted a website notice explaining the incident.

However, we know that the incident involved a “Hacking / IT incident” of a network server. We also can assume that the breach involved victims’ protected health information, as only those breaches impacting the protected health information of more than 500 people need to be reported to the HHS-OCR. What we don’t know is whether the incident stemmed from an attack against Pharmacy Partners’ computer systems or whether hackers targeted a vendor Pharmacy Partners uses to perform certain services.

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

On November 7, 2023, Pharmacy Partners sent out data breach letters to anyone who was affected by the recent data security incident. These letters should provide victims with a list of what information belonging to them was compromised.

More Information About Pharmacy Group of Mississippi, LLC

Pharmacy Group of Mississippi, LLC is the legal name of Pharmacy Partners of Mississippi, or Pharmacy Partners as it is more commonly known. Pharmacy Partners is a long-term care pharmacy based out of Madison, Mississippi. The company is affiliated with Pharmacy Partners of Georgia and Pharmacy Partners of Alabama. Pharmacy Partners employs more than 25 people and generates approximately $5 million in annual revenue.