Sandhills Medical Foundation 2025 Data Breach
ObscureIQ Breach Intelligence
High SeverityWebsite / service breach
Sandhills Medical Foundation (SC) Community Health Center Breach (2025): 169K Patient Records Including SSN & Medical Data Exposed via INC Ransom
Community health center providing primary and preventive care.
Verified by ObscureIQ Intelligence
87/100Breach Risk Index
60Data Value
40Market Recency
351dSince Breach
Breach Intelligence Summary
Entity: Sandhills Medical Foundation · Actor: INC Ransom · Sources: 2 references
Attack: Ransomware / Extortion
Profile: Nonprofit · Community healthcare services · Regional health organization · USA
Timeline: Breach (2025-05-02) · Year (2025)
Exposure: 169K records · 8 fields: Date of Birth, Driver's License, Email Address, Full Name, Medical Diagnosis, Phone Number, Physical Address, Social Security Number
Status: Confirmed
Executive Summary
Sandhills Medical Foundation, a South Carolina federally qualified health center, suffered a ransomware attack by the INC Ransom group with network access from about May 2-8, 2025 (detected May 8 when files were encrypted). INC Ransom listed Sandhills on May 30, 2025 and leaked all stolen data on June 15, 2026 after no ransom was paid. Sandhills notified 169,017 individuals around April 28, 2026. Exposed data included names, dates of birth, and health information, and (per the notice) may also have included Social Security numbers, ITINs, driver's license/government ID numbers, passport numbers, and financial information. (NOTE: prior record count was 63,150; official figure is 169,017.)
ObscureIQ assessment: High risk of identity theft and medical fraud. Healthcare affiliation also creates strong potential for treatment-themed phishing and privacy harms tied to patient status.
Breach Impact
The exposure of Social Security numbers, dates of birth, driver's license/government IDs, and health information for over 169,000 patients, later fully leaked by INC Ransom, creates severe identity-theft, medical-fraud, and insurance-abuse risk. As an FQHC serving rural, underserved communities, affected patients may have fewer resources to detect and recover from fraud, and the delayed notification widened the exposure window.
About Sandhills Medical Foundation
Sandhills Medical Foundation is a nonprofit federally qualified health center (FQHC) providing primary and preventive care across Chesterfield, Kershaw, Lancaster, and Sumter Counties in South Carolina, largely serving rural and underserved populations. It maintains patient identity, insurance, billing, and clinical records.
Why They Hold Your Data
Regional healthcare organizations collect patient identity, insurance, billing, treatment, and administrative records across community care operations.
Recent Developments
A ransomware attack by the INC Ransom group compromised Sandhills’ network in early May 2025 (access ~May 2-8, detected May 8 when files were encrypted). INC Ransom listed Sandhills on May 30, 2025 and leaked the stolen data on June 15, 2026 after the ransom went unpaid. Sandhills notified 169,017 individuals around April 28, 2026; class-action investigations followed.
Data Points Exposed
8 verified field types
Date of Birth High
Driver's License Critical
Email Address
Full Name High
Medical Diagnosis Critical
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 SSN, DOB, and driver's license
- Medical identity fraud and insurance abuse using health data
- Targeted phishing and vishing referencing clinic care or billing
- Doxxing and physical targeting from exposed home addresses
- Heightened harm to rural/underserved patients with fewer recovery resources
Threat vectors:
- Full identity theft & synthetic identity fraud
- Medical extortion, insurance fraud & discrimination
- Identity fraud with official bodies
- Name-based social engineering
- SIM swapping, vishing & SMS phishing
- Physical stalking, mail fraud & identity verification
- Home targeting, stalking & physical threat
Threat Actor: INC Ransom
INC Ransom
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
Turn on multi-factor authentication on email first, then financial accounts.
Report & Recover
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Frequently Asked Questions
What happened in the Sandhills Medical Foundation breach?▾
Sandhills Medical Foundation, a South Carolina federally qualified health center, suffered a ransomware attack by the INC Ransom group with network access from about May 2-8, 2025 (detected May 8 when files were encrypted). INC Ransom listed Sandhills on May 30, 2025 and leaked all stolen data on…
What data was exposed?▾
Verified fields include Date of Birth, Driver's License, Email Address, Full Name, Medical Diagnosis, 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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