Impact & Downstream Threats
This breach carries high risk due to the nature of exposed data fields and the scale of affected records.
- Identity theft and synthetic identity construction using government-issued IDs
- SIM swap attacks where phone numbers are present
- Targeted phishing campaigns using exposed email addresses
- Doxxing risk from physical address exposure
Breach Intelligence
Executive Summary
On May 6, 2025, medical imaging provider Balance Diagnostics in Cedarhurst, New York, was hit by the EVEREST ransomware gang. Initial data samples appeared on dark‑web leak pages immediately, and the full cache-containing about 31,000 records-was released on June 18 after ransom demands went unmet. ,
he stolen information was extensive: patients’ test results and histories, plus highly sensitive PII-Social Security numbers, birth dates, emails, phone numbers, home addresses-and billing and insurance records. Such data raises serious risks: identity theft, phishing scams, and fraudulent medical claims. ,
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This attack echoes a larger trend, with EVEREST also targeting similar healthcare providers like PDI Health and Avantic Medical Lab under comparable conditions. These breaches expose systemic weaknesses in healthcare cybersecurity-especially around network security, backups, and staff awareness. ,
About Balance Diagnostics
Diagnostics and imaging services provider.
Data Points Exposed
Dark Web Verification
Status: Confirmed
- Dataset containing approximately 26K records identified in breach intelligence sources.
- The data is indexed and searchable across breach notification platforms.
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In May 2025, Balance Diagnostics experienced a data breach that exposed approximately 26K records containing personal information.
The exposed data includes fields such as email address, phone number, physical address:home, ssn.
Approximately 26K records were affected based on current breach intelligence.
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