Olive Branch Emergency Physicians Data Breach Impacts Patients

Olive Branch Emergency Physicians LLC, an emergency medicine group based in Olive Branch, Mississippi experienced a cybersecurity incident. The data breach originated from ApolloMD Business Services, a company that provides administrative and IT services to affiliated physician practices.

Between May 22 and May 23, 2025, an cybercriminal gained access to ApolloMD’s IT environment. The data breach was detected on May 22, 2025, after suspicious activity was noticed in the company’s systems.

The information exposed included both personally identifiable information (PII) and protected health information (PHI) belonging to patients. Exposed information included names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, addresses, diagnoses information, provider names, dates of service, treatment information and health insurance information.

The cyberattack was a major event, affecting multiple affiliated physician groups. ApolloMD notified its physician practices between July 21, 2025 and Sept. 11, 2025. The company also notified impacted patients by mail on Sept. 17, 2025.

ApolloMD also published a Notice of Data Security Incident on its website, which includes a list of the affiliated physician practices impacted.

Olive Branch Emergency Physicians’ response

In response to the breach, ApolloMD notified law enforcement and implemented enhanced security protocols. The company is also offering free credit monitoring services to impacted patients whose Social Security numbers were compromised.

If you receive a data breach notice from ApolloMD, Olive Branch Emergency Physicians or a hospital you received treatment at, you may want to:

• Sign up for the free credit monitoring services, if offered.
• Monitor your credit reports and financial accounts for any unusual activity.
• Be alert for phishing emails or phone calls that may use your exposed information.
• Consider placing a fraud alert or credit freeze with major credit bureaus.

ApolloMD has also established an incident response line to answer questions, or for individuals that believe they may have been involved in the data breach, at 833-397-6797, Monday through Friday, between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. Eastern Time.