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Wheelchair Firm Ramps Up Notices to 500,000 for Email Hack


Large Health Data Breach Started With Phishing Lure in Employees' Email Marianne Kolbasuk McGee (HealthInfoSec) • March 24, 2025

Wheelchair-bound woman on park path with cityscape in background. (Image: Numotion)

Tennessee-based Numotion, one of the largest U.S. providers of wheelchairs and other health-related mobility products is notifying nearly 500,000 people of a 2024 email hacking incident that potentially compromised their personal and health-related information.

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United Seating and Mobility, LLC - which operates under the name Numotion - reported the hacking/IT incident to federal regulators on March 7 as affecting 494,326 people.

The company in a breach notice posted on its website said the hack was triggered by a phishing email that led to "someone" accessing employee email accounts without authorization on several occasions between Sept. 2, 2024 and Nov. 18, 2024.

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