Bigfork Valley Hospital Data Breach
The 2024 Bigfork Valley Hospital data breach involved unauthorized access to messages and attachments in an employee email account. The hospital said certain information in the account may have been accessed or acquired without authorization on November 4, 2024.
Exposed Data Types
2 sensitive9- Medical information
- Health insurance information
- Names
- Phone numbers
- Dates of birth
- Social security numbers
- Driver's licenses
- Government issued IDs
- Financial account information
About This Breach
Bigfork Valley Hospital is a health-care provider serving the Bigfork area of Minnesota through hospital, clinic and long-term-care services.
When did the breach occur?
According to the official notice, the unauthorized access occurred on November 4, 2024. The hospital detected suspicious email activity on or about November 26, 2024 and secured the account. Around January 28, 2025, the investigation confirmed that personal information may have been involved; notification letters were sent on March 25, 2025.
What information may have been affected?
Depending on the individual, the information may have included names, phone numbers, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, financial-account numbers, driver's-license or state-identification numbers, patient-account numbers, Medicare or Medicaid numbers, health-insurance member numbers and medical information. Medical fields could include treatment costs, diagnosis and procedure information, medical histories, allergies, prescriptions, laboratory results or images, and treatment dates. Not every category applied to every person.
How many people were affected?
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services breach record reports 8,496 affected individuals.
What did the organization do?
Bigfork Valley Hospital said it secured the account, investigated with digital-forensics specialists and implemented additional technical safeguards. At the time of notice, it said it had found no evidence that the information had been misused.
What should affected people do?
Notice recipients should review credit reports, bank accounts, health-insurance statements and medical bills for unfamiliar activity. People whose Social Security or financial information was involved may also wish to consider a credit freeze or fraud alert.
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