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Ankura CTIX FLASH Update - November 17, 2023

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Perry Johnson & Associates (PJ&A), a provider of transcription services to healthcare providers in the United States, has disclosed a data breach impacting 9 million individuals following a cyberattack that occurred in March of 2023.

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Perry Johnson & Associates Discloses Data Breach Involving PII and PHI of 9 Million Individuals

Perry Johnson & Associates (PJ&A), a provider of transcription services to healthcare providers in the United States, has disclosed a data breach impacting 9 million individuals following a cyberattack that occurred in March of 2023. In their data breach notice, PJ&A stated that an unauthorized third-party gained access to the PJ&A network between March 27, 2023, and May 2, 2023, and exfiltrated copies of specific files from their systems. The organization detailed that the files contained personal health information (PHI) belonging to certain individuals and varied per person. Overall, the following information was exposed: name, date of birth, address, medical record number, hospital account number, admission diagnosis, and dates/times of services. For a portion of impacted individuals, Social Security numbers (SSNs), insurance information, and

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