Community Medical Clinic Data Breach (2026)
The 2026 Community Medical Clinic data breach resulted from unauthorized access to files on the Pennyroyal Healthcare Services network on or around January 2, 2026.
The organization has not published how many were affected, so the incident cannot be placed on this scale.
Exposed Data Types
7 sensitive19- Biometric data
- Diagnoses
- Treatment information
- Medical record numbers
- Patient IDs
- Prescription information
- Health insurance information
- Names
- Physical addresses
- Dates of birth
- Social security numbers
- Driver's licenses
- Government issued IDs
- Passport numbers
- Bank account numbers
- Credit card numbers
- PIN codes
- Usernames
- Passwords
About This Breach
The organization detected unusual network activity on January 3 and began an investigation with cybersecurity specialists.
Pennyroyal Healthcare Services provides care in western Kentucky under the Community Medical Clinic name. The total number of affected people was not disclosed; Massachusetts's official record shows that five residents of that state were included in the notification.
How Did the Incident Occur?
The investigation found that an unauthorized actor accessed the network on January 2 and may have acquired certain files. The organization completed its work to identify people in the files and gather current address information on July 17, 2026; notices began on July 24.
What Information Was Affected?
The information varied by person. Disclosed data types included names and addresses, dates of birth, Social Security and government identification information, financial account and payment card information, usernames and passwords, biometric data, and medical, treatment, prescription, and health insurance information.
How Did Community Medical Clinic Respond?
The organization said it implemented additional security measures and had no evidence of misuse of the data as of the notice date. Eligible individuals were offered 24 months of credit monitoring and fraud-assistance services.
What Should Affected People Do?
Notice recipients should monitor credit reports, financial accounts, and health-insurance activity for unfamiliar transactions. Anyone told that a username or password was involved should also set a unique password on every account where the same credential was used and enable multi-factor authentication when available.
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