A law firm that provides legal counsel and assistance to Durham County Hospital Corporation in North Carolina has experienced a data breach involving the personal and protected health information of 2,150 individuals.
Manning, Fulton & Skinner, P.A. (MFS), identified suspicious activity within its email system on February 6, 2025. An investigation was launched to determine the cause of the activity, and it was confirmed that certain MFS email accounts had been accessed by an unauthorized individual between September 19, 2024, and February 6, 2025.
Third-party data review specialists were engaged to review the affected accounts and completed the review on May 14, 2025. Durham County Hospital Corporation was notified about the data breach on May 29, 2025, and provided MFS with the necessary information for mailing notifications on July 14, 2025. The law firm has implemented additional email security measures and has offered the affected individuals 12 months of complimentary credit monitoring and identity theft protection services…