Claxton-Hepburn Medical Center, Carthage Area Hospital Data Breach

Attorneys working with ClassAction.org are looking into whether a class action lawsuit can be filed in light of a data breach affecting Claxton-Hepburn Medical Center and Carthage Area Hospital.

As part of their investigation, they need to hear from individuals who received a notice stating they were impacted.

Claxton-Hepburn Medical Center of Ogdensburg, New York and Carthage Area Hospital of Carthage, New York were impacted by a data breach that involved unauthorized access and acquisition of files from their network on August 31, 2023. An investigation, aided by third-party cybersecurity experts, revealed on September 6, 2023, that personal and health information, including names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, medical data, insurance information, and diagnoses, were compromised. 

Though affected individuals were initially informed on November 1, 2023 via letter and notices posted on the hospitals' respective websites, further investigation determined on January 27, 2025 that additional files were accessed in the Claxton-Hepburn Medical Center and Carthage Area Hospital data breach. Claxton-Hepburn is now sending direct notice to the individuals whose data was contained in the additional files.

If your information was exposed in the data breach, attorneys want to hear from you. You may be able to start a class action lawsuit to recover compensation for loss of privacy, time spent dealing with the breach, out-of-pocket costs, and more.

A successful case could also force Claxton-Hepburn Medical Center and Carthage Area Hospital to ensure they take proper steps to protect the information they were entrusted with.