On May 20, 2024, El Centro Del Barrio d/b/a CentroMed filed a notice of data breach with the Attorney General of Texas after discovering that an unauthorized party was able to access confidential information belonging to certain current and former patients. In this notice, CentroMed explains that the incident resulted in an unauthorized party being able to access patients’ sensitive information, which includes their names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, financial account information, medical records numbers, health insurance information, and diagnosis & treatment information. Upon completing its investigation, CentroMed began sending out data breach notification letters to all individuals whose information was affected by the recent data security incident.

If you received a data breach notification from El Centro Del Barrio, it is essential you understand what is at risk and what you can do about it. A data breach lawyer can help you learn more about how to protect yourself from becoming a victim of fraud or identity theft, as well as discuss your legal options following the CentroMed data breach. For more information, please see our recent piece on the topic here.

What Caused the CentroMed Data Breach?

The CentroMed data breach was only recently announced, and more information is expected in the near future. However, CentroMed’s filing with the Attorney General of Texas provides some important information on what led up to the breach. CentroMed also posted a website notice discussing the incident.

According to these sources, on May 1, 2024, CentroMed was alerted to unusual activity within its IT network. In response, CentroMed secured its systems and then launched an investigation.

Through this investigation, CentroMed learned that an unauthorized party was able to access the company’s IT network on April 30, 2024, resulting in the unauthorized party being able to access or acquire files containing confidential patient information.

After learning that sensitive patient data was accessible to an unauthorized party, CentroMed reviewed the compromised files to determine what information was leaked and which patients were impacted. While the breached information varies depending on the individual, it may include your name, address, date of birth, Social Security number, financial account information, medical records number, health insurance information, and diagnosis & treatment information.

On May 17, 2024, CentroMed sent out data breach letters to anyone who was affected by the recent data security incident. These letters should provide victims with a list of what information belonging to them was compromised. CentroMed estimates that the total number of victims affected by the incident is approximately 400,000.

Note that this is a separate incident from the June 12, 2023, CentroMed data breach affecting 350,000 Texans.

More Information About El Centro Del Barrio

Founded in 1971, Centro Del Barrio is the former name of CentroMed, which is a healthcare services provider based out of San Antonio, Texas. CentroMed operates over 25 primary care clinics, pharmacies, and other healthcare facilities, in and around San Antonio, New Braunfels, and Somerset. CentroMed employs more than 517 people and generates approximately $93 million in annual revenue.