Cyberattack that gave a hacker access to over 1,800 medical records

Synopsis

In February 2018, the university notified 1,882 patients that their personal health information may have been exposed after malware was discovered on a physician's laptop and other devices. The attacker may have been able to view patient information on these devices from May 2015 to December 2016 before detection in December 2017.

The third party may have been able to view patients’ names, diagnoses, treatment information, addresses and dates of birth. Patients’ Social Security numbers and financial information were not exposed.

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