Healthcare Firm Suffers Major Ransomware Attack, Personal and Medical Data of 169,017 People Now at Risk

A security breach that targeted a South Carolina-based federally qualified health center has potentially compromised the sensitive information of 169,017 patients.

The Office of the Maine Attorney General says that Sandhills Medical Foundation discovered the data breach on May 8th, 2025, nearly a week after it happened on May 2nd. The incident compromised the information of 169,017 people.

In a notice sent to affected individuals on April 28th, Sandhills says it fell victim to a ransomware attack. This security threat typically involves bad actors planting malicious encryption software into a network that will prevent the victim from accessing the data stored unless a ransom is paid.

Sandhills says it immediately regained its network and worked with cybersecurity experts, law enforcement and an independent forensic firm to conduct an investigation.

“That investigation determined an unauthorized third party accessed our server directly and obtained personal information for select patients. From there, we began an extensive data mining process on the information that was involved so we could determine which individuals were impacted by the incident.”

The healthcare firm says the compromised information includes the personal and medical data of affected patients.

“Affected information varied by individual and may have included some elements of information that constitute personal health information and your date of birth.”

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