About Women OB/Gyn, PC recently notified patients that their personal and medical information may have been accessed without authorization following a cybersecurity incident. Healthcare providers entrusted with sensitive patient data have a responsibility to protect it from unauthorized access.
About Women OB-Gyn’s Data Breach Investigation
Data breach attorneys are investigating a security incident affecting About Women OB/Gyn, PC, a women’s healthcare practice headquartered in Woodbridge, Virginia. About Women OB/Gyn provides obstetric and gynecological care to patients across the region.
According to the practice’s own notification letter, About Women OB/Gyn became aware of unusual activity in its network environment on or around December 7, 2025. The practice promptly retained legal counsel and third-party forensic specialists to investigate, and that investigation revealed that certain information may have been viewed and copied by an unauthorized individual between December 1, 2025 and December 7, 2025. About Women OB/Gyn then conducted a comprehensive review of the affected data set to determine exactly what information was impacted and to whom it related, completing that review on August 13, 2026 — more than eight months after the incident was first detected.
The practice’s notification letter states that the potentially impacted information varied by individual but may have included names, dates of birth, financial account numbers and access information, medical record numbers, Medicare/Medicaid numbers, health insurance identification or group numbers, medical information, patient identification or account numbers, Social Security numbers, military identification numbers, payment card numbers, and passport numbers. About Women OB/Gyn reported the incident to the Massachusetts Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation on August 27, 2026, as part of its regulatory notification obligations, and began mailing notice letters to affected patients around the same time.
Medical practices that store this combination of sensitive health, financial, and identity data face a particularly high standard of care, since a breach involving medical records alongside Social Security numbers and financial account information can enable both medical identity theft and traditional financial fraud. Patients affected by an incident like this may face risks that persist well beyond the initial notification, making it important to understand what happened and what options may be available.
When Did This Breach Occur?
About Women OB/Gyn’s notification letter states that the underlying unauthorized activity occurred between December 1, 2025 and December 7, 2025, with the practice first becoming aware of unusual network activity on or around December 7, 2025. The practice’s subsequent investigation and review of the affected data set was not completed until August 13, 2026, and notification letters were sent to affected patients starting August 27, 2026 — a gap of several months between detection and notice that is common in breaches involving large volumes of sensitive records requiring individualized review.
What Information Was Breached?
According to About Women OB/Gyn’s own notification letter, the information potentially impacted varied by individual but may have included names, dates of birth, financial account numbers and access information, medical record numbers, Medicare/Medicaid numbers, health insurance identification or group numbers, medical information, patient identification or account numbers, Social Security numbers, military identification numbers, payment card numbers, and passport numbers. Because the specific combination of data exposed differs from patient to patient, anyone who received a notice from About Women OB/Gyn should review it carefully to understand exactly what information of theirs may have been involved.
What You Can Do
If you received a data breach notification letter from About Women OB/Gyn, consider taking the following steps:
- Enroll in the complimentary 12-month Single Bureau Credit Monitoring services offered in your notification letter.
- Take advantage of the proactive fraud assistance services offered through Cyberscout.
- Place a fraud alert or security freeze with Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion.
- Review your medical bills and explanation-of-benefits statements for unfamiliar charges or services.
- Request and review your free annual credit reports at annualcreditreport.com.
File a Data Breach Lawsuit Against About Women OB-Gyn
If you received a notice that your information was involved in the About Women OB/Gyn data breach, you may have legal options available to you. Medical practices that collect sensitive patient data are expected to implement reasonable safeguards to protect it, and a breach of this kind can leave affected individuals vulnerable to both financial fraud and medical identity theft.
Contact us at Class Action U, where we’ll connect you with a lawyer skilled in class action lawsuits. If you’ve been contacted about this breach, received notice, or discovered you were impacted, fill out our quick, easy, and secure form to sign up. There is no cost to reach out to our legal partner and no obligation after speaking with someone from our team.
