Cyber ·
Medical services company settles with four states after 2023 breach
A settlement with attorneys general of Connecticut, New Jersey, New York and Michigan addresses the 2023 intrusion into subsidiaries of Perry Johnson Companies, which affected sensitive medical records.
According to a news item in The Record's feed, machine-translated, Perry Johnson Companies, based in Nevada, reached a settlement with attorneys general of four states: Connecticut, New Jersey, New York and Michigan. The case was brought by those states and concerns an intrusion that occurred in 2023. The targets were the group's medical transcription, coding and imaging subsidiaries. The article states that the intrusion affected sensitive medical records. The available source text does not give settlement amounts or the number of people affected, so those details should not be assumed. To consult and verify, open the original article at The Record by searching its title, and compare it with public statements from the attorneys general involved. Relevance: the case shows that medical transcription and coding workflows concentrate sensitive data and require access control and data minimization.