Restorix Notice of Data Security Breach

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https://www.lcmchealth.org/touro/blog/2025/february/restorix-notice-of-data-security-breach/

"Restorix Health, Inc. (“Restorix”) is a healthcare services company that provides wound care management services to hospitals, including East Jefferson General Hospital, Touro Infirmary, and New Orleans East Hospital. Restorix is committed to protecting the privacy and security of the personal information we maintain. We are publishing notice of this data security incident so that potentially affected individuals may take steps to protect their information, should they feel it appropriate to do so.

On or around May 30, 2024, Restorix learned that an unauthorized actor obtained access to a Restorix employee’s email account. Upon learning of this issue, we secured the account and commenced a prompt and thorough investigation in consultation with external cybersecurity professionals who regularly investigate and analyze these types of incidents. After an extensive investigation and manual document review, we discovered on November 27, 2024, that some personal and/or protected health information of individuals affiliated with our healthcare partners was contained in the account that was accessed between May 7, 2024 and May 29, 2024. Restorix advised East Jefferson General Hospital, Touro Infirmary, and New Orleans East Hospital of this incident on December 18, 2024.

The information involved varied by individual, including first and last name and one or more of the following: date of birth, driver's license number, government identification number, passport number, Social Security number, patient ID number, medical information, prescription information, dates of service, condition, treatment, or diagnosis, certificate and/or license number, and/or health insurance information."