Posted On February 20, 2024 Consumer Privacy & Data Breaches
February 20 – The data breach lawyers at Console & Associates, P.C. are investigating the Lexington Medical Center data breach that was reported after the company was targeted in a recent cyber security attack. The Lexington Medical Center data breach resulted in the below information of certain individuals being compromised:
According to the Attorney General of Vermont, the Lexington Medical Center data breach was reported after they were targeted in a recent cyber security attack. On October 4, 2023, an unauthorized party gained access to an employee’s email account prompting the company to contain the incident and launch an investigation. It was confirmed that an unauthorized party accessed the employee email account. On January 18, 2024, after conducting further investigation, Lexington Medical Center learned that certain patient information was accessible through the breached email account. On February 14, 2024, Lexington Medical Center sent out data breach letters to those individuals whose information was affected by the breach.
Lexington Medical Center is a healthcare network based out of Columbia, South Carolina that is a 607-bed teaching hospital as 
well as the anchor of a healthcare network that includes five medical centers. Lexington Medical Center’s emergency departments treat approximately 100,000 patients each year, and its hospital performs 25,000 surgeries annually.
Our data breach lawyers are eager to speak to victims of the Lexington Medical Center data breach to determine what damages they sustained and what compensation may be available to them. Victims can file a data breach class action lawsuit if you recently received a NOTICE OF DATA BREACH from Lexington Medical Center. Contact the Console & Associates, P.C. law firm at (866) 778-5500 for a free consultation to discuss your legal options, or submit a confidential contact form.
Also, consider reading our Guide for Victims of a Data Breach to learn what your next steps should be. Data breach victims should remain alert for signs of identity theft and take steps to secure their accounts and personal information.
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