Coos County Family Health Services 2025 Data Breach
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High SeverityWebsite / service breach
Coos County Family Health Services (NH) Community Health Center Breach (2025): 40K Patient Records Including Medical Info & SSN Exposed via RunSomeWarez
New Hampshire nonprofit federally qualified health center (FQHC) providing primary, dental, and behavioral-health care.
Verified by ObscureIQ Intelligence
86/100Breach Risk Index
57Data Value
40Market Recency
281dSince Breach
Breach Intelligence Summary
Entity: Coos County Family Health Services · Actor: RunSomeWarez · Sources: 2 references
Attack: Ransomware / Extortion
Profile: Healthcare provider · Community health services · Regional care network · USA
Timeline: Breach (2025-07-09) · Indexed (Sep 30, 2025) · Year (2025)
Exposure: 40K records · 8 fields: Date of Birth, Email Address, Full Name, Medical Diagnosis, Medical Record Number, Phone Number, Physical Address, Social Security Number
Status: Confirmed
Executive Summary
Coos County Family Health Services, a New Hampshire federally qualified health center, detected suspicious activity on July 9, 2025 and confirmed on August 12, 2025 that an unauthorized actor may have accessed or copied files containing PII and PHI. The RunSomeWarez ransomware group claimed responsibility on August 13, 2025. The incident affected 40,185 individuals (35,609 in NH, 1,222 in ME, 365 in MA). Exposed data included names, dates of birth, contact information, Social Security numbers, medical identification numbers, and medical information. It was disclosed to HHS on September 5, 2025; notifications began October 8, 2025.
ObscureIQ assessment: Severe risk. Exposure enables identity theft, medical fraud, insurance abuse, and targeted scams exploiting health conditions or care relationships.
Breach Impact
As a community health center serving a largely rural, underserved population, the exposure of Social Security numbers, dates of birth, medical identification numbers, and medical information creates serious identity-theft and medical-fraud risk for patients who may have fewer resources to respond. The breach affected 40,185 individuals across New Hampshire, Maine, and Massachusetts.
About Coos County Family Health Services
Coos County Family Health Services is a New Hampshire nonprofit federally qualified health center (FQHC) providing primary care, dental, behavioral-health, and community health services to the rural Coos County region and surrounding areas. It maintains patient identity, insurance, billing, and clinical records, often serving underserved populations.
Why They Hold Your Data
Community healthcare providers collect patient identity, contact, insurance, billing, and clinical records tied to primary and regional care delivery.
Recent Developments
Coos County Family Health Services detected suspicious network activity on July 9, 2025; a review completed August 12, 2025 confirmed PII and PHI were involved. The RunSomeWarez ransomware group claimed the attack on August 13, 2025. The breach was disclosed to HHS on September 5, 2025, and notifications to 40,185 individuals began October 8, 2025, with TransUnion/Cyberscout monitoring offered. Reporting indicated this followed a prior ransomware incident; class-action investigations followed.
Data Points Exposed
8 verified field types
Date of Birth High
Email Address
Full Name High
Medical Diagnosis Critical
Medical Record Number
Phone Number
Physical Address High
Social Security Number Critical
Field names are shown in full for clarity and search visibility. Canonical machine keys are emitted only in this page’s structured data.
Exploitation & Downstream Threats
Threat Activity:Critical
Primary downstream threats:
- Medical identity fraud and insurance abuse using medical info and medical ID numbers
- Identity theft and synthetic identity construction using SSN and DOB
- Targeted phishing and vishing referencing community-health or clinic care
- Doxxing and physical targeting from exposed home addresses
- Heightened harm to underserved patients with fewer recovery resources
Threat vectors:
- Medical extortion, insurance fraud & discrimination
- Full identity theft & synthetic identity fraud
- Name-based social engineering
- SIM swapping, vishing & SMS phishing
- Physical stalking, mail fraud & identity verification
- Home targeting, stalking & physical threat
Threat Actor: RunSomeWarez
RunSomeWarez
Ransomware / Extortion
Attribution and method are based on available breach intelligence. Reported attack vector: Ransomware / Extortion.
Recommended Actions
If you believe your information may be included:
Protect Your ID Documents
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Enable MFA Everywhere
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Report & Recover
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Frequently Asked Questions
What happened in the Coos County Family Health Services breach?▾
Coos County Family Health Services, a New Hampshire federally qualified health center, detected suspicious activity on July 9, 2025 and confirmed on August 12, 2025 that an unauthorized actor may have accessed or copied files containing PII and PHI. The RunSomeWarez ransomware group claimed…
What data was exposed?▾
Verified fields include Date of Birth, Email Address, Full Name, Medical Diagnosis, Medical Record Number, Phone Number, Physical Address, Social Security Number.
What should I do if I was affected?▾
Change reused passwords, enable MFA, and (if identity or financial data is involved) freeze your credit and monitor your accounts.
Sources & References
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