5 orthopedic, spine practices hit with cyberattacks in 10 months

Orthopedic

Since May 2022, at least five orthopedic and spine practices have been hit with cyberattacks, impacting over 100,000 patients. 

  1. Wausau, Wis.-based Bone & Joint Clinic was hit with a data breach in January. 
  2. Texas Orthopedics and Sports Medicine in The Woodlands faced a data breach in November 2022. 
  3. Midwest Orthopaedic Consultants, which has locations in Oak Lawn and Orland Park, Ill., experienced a data breach impacting 6,818 patients in September 2022. 
  4. The Physicians' Spine and Rehabilitation Specialists of Georgia in Rome had a data breach affecting 39,765 patients in July 2022.
  5. In May 2022, Durham, N.C.-based EmergeOrtho faced a ransomware attack that may have exposed the data of 75,000 patients.

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