Law firm representing New York hospitals forced to pay $200K over health data breach

Heidell, Pittoni, Murphy & Bach, a law firm that represented New York City area hospitals, has been forced to pay $200,000 to the state for its role in a 2021 data breach that compromised the health information of 114,000 patients.

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In addition to the penalties, the law firm must take measures to enhance its cybersecurity posture. 

The attacker was able to exploit a vulnerability in HPMB’s Microsoft Exchange email server, according to a March 27 New York attorney general news release.

Electronic health information, patient names, dates of birth and Social Security numbers were exposed as part of the breach.

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