[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"$f1a4bvc5fke3zn":3},{"success":4,"breach":5},true,{"_id":6,"name":7,"title":8,"slug":9,"domain":10,"breachDate":11,"addedDate":12,"publishedAt":13,"modifiedDate":14,"contentUpdatedAt":14,"source":15,"sourceUrl":16,"sourceUrls":17,"pwnCount":22,"affectedCount":22,"affectedCountStatus":23,"affectedCountLowerBound":13,"affectedCountUnit":24,"hasEnglishDescription":4,"contentLocale":25,"availableLocales":26,"translations":28,"severity":31,"dataClasses":32,"description":52,"seoTitle":8,"seoDescription":53,"logoUrl":54,"isVerified":4,"isSensitive":4,"isSpamList":55,"isMalware":55,"company":56},"6a4f66d6b6e32957f9ce5f47","Mid-South Pulmonary & Sleep Specialists 2026","Mid-South Pulmonary & Sleep Specialists 2026 Data Breach","mid-south-pulmonary-sleep-specialists-2026","mspulmonary.com","2025-11-02T00:00:00.000Z","2026-07-09T09:16:06.035Z",null,"2026-07-27T16:11:13.781Z","Official MSPSS notice and HHS\u002FOCR breach report","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.mspulmonary.com\u002F_files\u002Fugd\u002Fe3e49b_d88b60f910e24575b854d90a55e47f8b.pdf",[16,18,19,20,21],"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.mspulmonary.com\u002F","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.classaction.org\u002Fdata-breach-lawsuits\u002Fmid-south-pulmonary-and-sleep-specialists-december-2025","https:\u002F\u002Fdatabreach.com\u002Fbreach\u002Fmid-south-pulmonary-and-sleep-specialists-2025","https:\u002F\u002Focrportal.hhs.gov\u002Focr\u002Fbreach\u002Fbreach_report_hip.jsf",70211,"known","people","en",[25,27],"tr",{"en":29,"tr":30},{"slug":9},{"slug":9},"Medium",[33,34,35,36,37,38,39,40,41,42,43,44,45,46,47,48,49,50,51],"Names","Physical addresses","Dates of birth","Dates of service","Driver's license numbers","Government issued IDs","Financial account information","Health insurance information","Diagnoses","Medical histories","Provider names","Medical record numbers","Medical treatment information","Medicare\u002FMedicaid numbers","Medical conditions","Patient IDs","Patient account numbers","Prescription information","Social security numbers","\u003Cp>The Mid-South Pulmonary & Sleep Specialists 2026 data breach is an unauthorized access incident that may have affected patient information at the Memphis-based healthcare organization providing pulmonology, sleep medicine, and intensive care services. According to the official update released by the organization, Mid-South Pulmonary & Sleep Specialists P.C. detected unauthorized activity in its computer systems around November 2, 2025, and obtained forensic investigation support to secure the network and determine the scope of the incident. The investigation revealed that a limited portion of protected health information may have been subject to unauthorized access.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>Leaking Data Types and Risks\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>The official update stated that the affected files may contain one or more of the fields such as first and last name; address, date of birth, service date, driver’s license or state ID number, financial account information, health insurance information, medical diagnosis information, medical history, healthcare provider name, medical record number, treatment information, Medicare or Medicaid number, mental or physical condition information, other patient identifiers, patient account number, prescription information, and Social Security number. Even individually, these fields increase the risk of phishing, social engineering, fraudulent healthcare billing, insurance fraud, and targeting of financial accounts.While social security numbers, financial account information, and documents that serve as government identification carry a high risk in terms of identity theft, diagnosis, treatment, prescription, medical records, and insurance information can have more severe consequences for personal privacy. In health data breaches, attackers may not only attempt account takeover, but also try to obtain additional information from individuals by posing as hospital, insurance company, or clinic staff.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>Verified Scope and Boundaries\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>The verified core information is that the organization noticed unauthorized activity around November 2, 2025, conducted an examination with third-party forensic experts, determined that protected health information may have been subject to unauthorized access, and as of May 18, 2026, completed the process of identifying individuals and addresses in the affected files. The June 2026 update describes the data fields more broadly compared to the previous announcement and states that notifications were sent to affected individuals by mail. The organization's own notice does not publish a total count, while the current HHS\u002FOCR portal row lists 70,211 affected individuals with a December 30, 2025 report date. The previous open-listing value cannot replace the current official person total. When selecting data types, the fields listed in the official update were taken as the basis, and only fields appearing in the open listing claim but not in the official announcement were not added to the main data categories.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>User Groups at Risk\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>The highest risk group consists of individuals who have a relationship with Mid-South Pulmonary & Sleep Specialists as patients, former patients, applicants, or through the billing process. When medical diagnoses, treatment processes, prescription information, insurance details, and identification numbers of patients receiving services in the fields of pulmonology, sleep medicine, and intensive care are combined, a compounded risk arises in terms of both privacy and financial security. Persons making payments on behalf of family members, individuals who hold an insurance policy but use the service for another family member, and former patients who have received services from the clinic in past years should also take the warnings into consideration.Basic identity fields such as address and date of birth, when combined with Social Security number or health insurance information, can be used for credit applications, tax refund fraud, false insurance claims, and personalized scam messages. Since the organization's notification states that not all fields may be present for each individual, the risk level can vary from person to person; nevertheless, the mention of health, identity, and financial fields together makes this incident a high-sensitivity breach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>Urgent Measures to Be Taken\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>Users who think they may be related to this incident should carefully examine notifications received by mail, email, phone, and text message, but should verify the sender information through an independent channel before opening any links. Health insurance explanation forms, patient portals, bank transactions, and credit reports should be checked regularly. If a person thinks their Social Security number or financial account information may have been affected, they should consider options for credit freezes or fraud alerts. If passwords have been reused on other services, unique and strong passwords should be adopted for the relevant accounts, and multi-factor authentication should be enabled on all possible accounts.In calls appearing to be from healthcare services, insurance, or a clinic representative, birth date, ID number, patient number, or payment information should not be shared. If an unfamiliar transaction is seen on medical service bills, insurance claims, or prescription records, direct contact should be made with the health insurance provider and the relevant institution.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>Long-Term Security Strategies\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>Risk in health-focused incidents such as data breaches at Mid-South Pulmonary & Sleep Specialists cannot be completely eliminated with a single password change. Since identity numbers, medical history, diagnoses, and insurance data can remain valid for a long time, users need to develop a habit of continuous monitoring. Regularly reviewing credit files, tracking treatment and payment records in insurance explanation forms, enhancing session security in patient portals, and not using the same password across different accounts provide long-term protection.On the corporate side, the issue shows that network accesses should be regularly audited, sensitive file repositories should be restricted according to the principle of least privilege at a minimum, access logs to patient records should be reviewed, employees should receive targeted phishing training, and backup plans should be regularly tested. For healthcare organizations, keeping the data inventory, retention policies, and notification processes up to date is critically important both to quickly identify affected individuals in the event of a breach and to reduce unnecessary data accumulation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>Record Control and User Action\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>The event date has been processed as November 2, 2025; June 2026 is the date of the updated announcement and notification process. If a user believes their information is associated with this event, they should check their credit report, health insurance statements, patient portal notifications, and financial account transactions together. Unknown health services, unexplained insurance claims, unexpected debt notifications, or suspicious messages prepared with personal information require further investigation.In the event of potential identity theft indicators, the relevant financial institution, insurance provider, healthcare institution, and official identity theft reporting channels should be contacted without delay.\u003C\u002Fp>","Mid-South Pulmonary & Sleep Specialists 2026 Data Breach. 70.2 Thousand people affected are reported. Reported data: Names, Physical addresses, Dates of…","\u002Fuploads\u002Flogo\u002Fmid-south-pulmonary-sleep-specialists-2026.png",false,{"name":57,"sector":58,"country":59,"website":10,"websiteArchiveUrl":60,"websiteStatus":60,"websiteCheckedAt":13},"Mid-South Pulmonary & Sleep Specialists P.C.","Healthcare \u002F Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine","United States",""]