Data Breach Notifications

Entity Information

  • Type of Organization: Healthcare
  • Entity Name: South Country Health Alliance
  • Street Address: 2300 Park Drive
  • City: Owatonna
  • State, or Country if outside the US: Minnesota
  • Zip Code: 55060

Submitted By

  • Name: Lindsay Nickle
  • Title: Attorney
  • Firm name (if different than entity): Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard and Smith LLP
  • Telephone Number: 2147227141
  • Email Address: lindsay.nickle@lewisbrisbois.com
  • Relationship to entity whose information was compromised: Legal Counsel

Breach Information

  • Total number of persons affected (including residents): 66874
  • Total number of Maine residents affected: 3
  • If the number of Maine residents exceeds 1,000, have the consumer reporting agencies been notified:
  • Date(s) Breach Occured: 06/24/2020
  • Date Breach Discovered: 09/14/2020
  • Description of the Breach:
    • External system breach (hacking), Other
    • If other, please specify: Compromised email credentials led to unauthorized access.
  • Information Acquired - Name or other personal identifier in combination with: Social Security Number

Notification and Protection Services

  • Type of Notification: Written
  • Date(s) of consumer notification: 12/30/2020
  • Copy of notice to affected Maine residents: South Country Health Alliance - Regulatory Notification Letter ME Final.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 and identity protection services offered by IDX.