On March 8, 2023, Beaver Medical Group (“BMG”) filed a notice of data breach with the Attorney General of California after discovering that a successful email phishing attack provided an unauthorized party with access to files containing confidential patient information. Based on the company’s official filing, the incident resulted in an unauthorized party gaining access to consumers’ names, member ID numbers, health plan names and premium payment amounts. After confirming that consumer data was leaked, BMG began sending out data breach notification letters to all individuals who were impacted by the recent data security incident.
If you are a current or former patient of Beaver Medical Group, the recent breach may have resulted in your confidential information being stolen by a hacker. As we’ve reported in other posts, data breaches like these significantly increase your risk of healthcare identity theft and other frauds. However, as a data breach victim, there are steps you can take to reduce these risks. Further, if evidence emerges that Beaver Medical Group was negligent in how it maintained your personal information, you may be entitled to financial compensation through a data breach lawsuit.
What We Know So Far About the Beaver Medical Group Breach
The available information regarding the Beaver Medical Group breach comes from the company’s filing with the Attorney General of California. According to this source, on January 24, 2023, BMG noticed unusual activity on an employee’s computer. This prompted BMG to conduct an investigation into the incident.
The BMG investigation confirmed that an unauthorized party was able to access the employee’s email account after launching a successful email phishing attack. It was later determined that some of the files that were accessible to the unauthorized party contained confidential information related to certain patients.
Upon discovering that sensitive consumer data was made available to an unauthorized party, Beaver Medical Group began to review the affected files to determine what information was compromised and which consumers were impacted. While the breached information varies depending on the individual, it may include your name, member ID number, health plan name and premium payment amount.
On March 8, 2023, Beaver Medical Group sent out data breach letters to all individuals whose information was compromised as a result of the recent data security incident.
More Information About Beaver Medical Group
Founded in 1945, Beaver Medical Group is a large medical group headquartered in Redlands, California. BMG operates 17 healthcare facilities across the Inland Empire, as well as three urgent care facilities, including:
- Banning Primary Care Center
- Banning Specialty Care Center
- Beaumont South Office
- Beaumont Sundance Office & Urgent Care
- Colton Office
- Highland Boulder/ Urgent Care
- Inland Surgery Center
- Redlands Beaver Advantage
- Redlands Community Hospital
- Redlands Health Education
- Redlands Main Office
- Redlands Oasis Eye Care
- Redlands Oasis Pediatrics
- Redlands Terracina Endocrinology
- Redlands Terracina ENT
- Redlands Terracina Physical Therapy
- Redlands Terracina Surgery
- Redlands Urgent Care Center
- San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital
- Yucaipa Office
Beaver Medical Group is owned by Optum, a large healthcare and software company based in Eden Prairie, Minnesota. Beaver Medical Group employs more than 548 people and generates approximately $80 million in annual revenue.
