Shuttered orthopedic practice reports data breach affecting 4,000 patients

Sports Medicine and Orthopedics, a now-closed orthopedic practice in East Providence, R.I., reported a data security incident.

The practice, which has been closed for about 10 months, experienced a ransomware attack involving patient information stored on an electronic medical record system, according to a Nov. 28 notice from Sports Medicine and Orthopedics.

On Oct. 10, Sports Medicine and Orthopedics found that the server had been encrypted by ransomware. The record system was not in active use at the time of the incident…

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