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Data Breach Notifications
Entity Information
- Type of Organization: Healthcare
- Entity Name: The Chattanooga Heart Institute
- Street Address: 2501 Citico Avenue
- City: Chattanooga
- State, or Country if outside the US: TN
- Zip Code: 37404
Submitted By
- Name: Ryan Loughlin
- Title: Partner
- Firm name (if different than entity): Mullen Coughlin
- Telephone Number: 267-930-4786
- Email Address: rloughlin@mullen.law
- Relationship to entity whose information was compromised: Outside Counsel
Breach Information
- Total number of persons affected (including residents): 170,450
- Total number of Maine residents affected: 5
- If the number of Maine residents exceeds 1,000, have the consumer reporting agencies been notified:
- Date(s) Breach Occured: 03/08/2023
- Date Breach Discovered: 05/31/2023
- Description of the Breach:
- External system breach (hacking)
- Information Acquired - Name or other personal identifier in combination with: Financial Account Number or Credit/Debit Card Number (in combination with security code, access code, password or PIN for the account)
Notification and Protection Services
- Type of Notification: Written
- Date(s) of consumer notification: 07/28/2023
- Copy of notice to affected Maine residents: The Chattanooga Heart Institute - Notice of Data Event - ME.pdf
- Date of any previous (within 12 months) breach notifications:
- Were identity theft protection services offered: Yes
- If yes, please provide the duration, the provider of the service and a brief description of the service: 12 months of credit monitoring through Epiq