Freedman HealthCare 2025 Data Breach
ObscureIQ Breach Intelligence
High SeverityWebsite / service breach
Freedman HealthCare Consulting Firm Breach (2025): 4 Million Records Including SSN & Home Address Exposed via Ransomware
Healthcare consulting and analytics firm serving public and private clients.
Verified by ObscureIQ Intelligence
79/100Breach Risk Index
33Data Value
40Market Recency
290dSince Breach
Breach Intelligence Summary
Entity: Freedman HealthCare · Actor: WorldLeaks · Sources: 2 references
Attack: Ransomware
Profile: Company · Healthcare consulting and analytics · Advisory services provider · USA
Timeline: Breach (2025-06-15) · Indexed (Jul 11, 2025) · Year (2025)
Exposure: 4.0M records · 5 fields: Email Address, Full Name, Phone Number, Physical Address, Social Security Number
Status: Reported
Executive Summary
Freedman HealthCare, a Massachusetts-based health data consulting firm, suffered a breach after the extortion group WorldLeaks (formerly known as Hunters International) infiltrated a single file server in late April 2025. When Freedman declined to pay the ransom, WorldLeaks published the stolen files on its dark web leak site. The group claims to have exfiltrated 52.4 gigabytes of data spanning more than 42,000 files. Because Freedman designs and manages health data infrastructure for state agencies and insurers across California, Delaware, Massachusetts, and other states, affected individuals may never have heard of the company despite it holding their personal information. The exposed data includes names, home addresses, email addresses, phone numbers, and Social Security numbers for approximately 4 million people. Researchers reviewing the leaked files also found plaintext login credentials to state client accounts, raising concern about potential downstream access to public health data systems. Although the company's CEO stated that no protected health information or all-payer claims data was compromised, the presence of Social Security numbers at this scale creates serious exposure for identity theft, medical fraud, and provider impersonation. Freedman notified affected individuals under Massachusetts breach notification law, engaged outside cybersecurity experts, and reported the incident to law enforcement. A law firm announced a breach investigation in June 2025, and the company faces the prospect of class-action litigation. Anyone whose information was exposed should monitor their credit reports, consider placing a credit freeze, and watch for signs of fraudulent activity using their Social Security number.
ObscureIQ assessment: High risk because the firm may sit inside large healthcare data flows. Exposure can enable medical fraud, identity theft, provider impersonation, and sensitive health-data profiling.
Breach Impact
In late April 2025 Freedman HealthCare discovered a security incident affecting a single file server. World Leaks — formerly Hunters International, now operating as a pure data theft and extortion group — claimed responsibility, alleging exfiltration of 52.4 gigabytes across 42,000 files. When Freedman declined to pay the ransom, World Leaks published the files on its dark web leak site in June 2025. CEO John Freedman publicly maintained that no protected health information was compromised, and that no all-payer claims data was affected. Researchers reviewing the published files found management credentials, employee personnel records including visa applications, bank statements, tax documents, pay stubs, and state contracts — as well as plaintext login credentials to state client accounts, which created potential downstream access risk to sensitive public health data systems. Freedman notified affected individuals under Massachusetts breach notification law, engaged external cybersecurity experts, and reported the incident to law enforcement. A law firm announced a breach investigation in June 2025.
About Freedman HealthCare
Freedman HealthCare is a Massachusetts-based data and analytics consulting firm that designs and manages health data infrastructure for U.S. state agencies, health insurers, and other healthcare organizations. Its work includes building All-Payer Claims Databases — systems that aggregate healthcare claims data across payers for public health analytics and policy purposes. Client engagements have included state health agencies in California, Rhode Island, Delaware, Hawaii, and Massachusetts, among others.
Why They Hold Your Data
Healthcare consulting and analytics firms collect client, provider, patient, claims, and program data across advisory, policy, and healthcare data-analysis workflows.
Recent Developments
Freedman HealthCare operates as a specialized boutique consultancy in the public health data infrastructure space. No major organizational changes have been publicly reported beyond the 2025 breach and its aftermath.
Data Points Exposed
5 verified field types
Email Address
Full Name High
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:
- 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
Threat vectors:
- Phishing, credential stuffing & account takeover
- Name-based social engineering
- SIM swapping, vishing & SMS phishing
- Physical stalking, mail fraud & identity verification
- Home targeting, stalking & physical threat
- Full identity theft & synthetic identity fraud
Threat Actor: WorldLeaks
WorldLeaks
Ransomware
Attribution and method are based on available breach intelligence. Reported attack vector: Ransomware.
Recommended Actions
If you believe your information may be included:
Protect Your ID Documents
Government-ID exposure enables document fraud — monitor and report misuse.
Enable MFA Everywhere
Turn on multi-factor authentication on email first, then financial accounts.
Report & Recover
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Frequently Asked Questions
What happened in the Freedman HealthCare breach?▾
Freedman HealthCare, a Massachusetts-based health data consulting firm, suffered a breach after the extortion group WorldLeaks (formerly known as Hunters International) infiltrated a single file server in late April 2025. When Freedman declined to pay the ransom, WorldLeaks published the stolen…
What data was exposed?▾
Verified fields include Email Address, Full Name, 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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