35,000 patients' personal information compromised after hackers accessed employees' email accounts

Synopsis

In March 2018, the healthcare company disclosed that they had suffered a data breach where several employee email accounts were hacked by a phishing scam. The company notified 35,136 patients of the breach which was initially discovered in January.

These email accounts contained sensitive patient information, including Social Security numbers, driver’s license numbers, financial account numbers, Medicare or Medicaid ID numbers and medical records.

Analyst

Courtenay Brammar

Experienced global enterprise risk and governance professional. Previously Vice President at Morgan Stanley, Deloitte Risk Advisory practitioner and PRMIA steering committee member in both London and New York.

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