Atlantic Digestive Specialists
Disclosed Apr 21, 20179 years ago2,081 affectedConfirmed
The covered entity (CE), Atlantic Digestive Specialists, reported that it was the victim of a ransomware attack that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 2,081 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, addresses, telephone numbers, medical record numbers, health insurance and clinical information, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In its mitigation efforts, the CE strengthened its administrative and technical safeguards to better protect its ePHI. Employees were also retrained in recognizing and responding to fraudulent email communications.
What is known
| People affected | 2,081 (as reported to HHS) |
|---|---|
| Disclosed | Apr 21, 2017 |
| Happened | Feb 18, 2017 |
| Attack | Hacking |
| Data exposed | Names, Social Security numbers, Health |
| Sector | Healthcare · US |
| Status | Confirmed |
Sources
| Source | |
|---|---|
| Maine Attorney General breach notice archive: Atlantic Digestive Specialistsmaine.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
| HHS OCR breach report (archive, resolved): Atlantic Digestive Specialists (Healthcare Provider, NH)ocrportal.hhs.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
Notices filed
| Where | Filed | People |
|---|---|---|
| Maine AGresidents of ME | Apr 21, 2017 | 548 |
| HHS archivetotal | Apr 21, 2017 | 2,081 |
| Maine AGresidents of ME | Jun 20, 2017 | 35,544 |
History of this record
- 2026-09-25 · sector: other to health · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · attack: unknown to hacking · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · data_types: ["names","ssn"] to ["names","ssn","health"] · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · records_basis: empty to hhs · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · records: empty to 2081 · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · summary: empty to The covered entity (CE), Atlantic Digestive Specialists, reported that it was the victim of a ransomware attack that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 2,081 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, dates o · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · data_types: ["names","ssn","names"] to ["names","ssn"] · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · disclosed: 2017-06-20 to 2017-04-21 · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · added · backfill source
First seen 2026-09-25 (Maine AG), confirmed by Maine AG. Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.