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Spectrum Health warns St. Joseph patients of data breach
From: Destry Winant <destry () riskbasedsecurity com>
Date: Thu, 9 May 2019 07:31:19 -0500
https://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/2019/05/spectrum-health-warns-st-joseph-patients-of-data-breach.html Spectrum Health Lakeland is warning about 1,100 people that patient information may have been accessed in a data breach. Billing services company OS, Inc. confirmed Wednesday , May 8, an unauthorized individual accessed an employee’s email account that held information related to some Spectrum Health Lakeland patients, according to a Spectrum Health news release. The information accessible in the breach included patient names and addresses, type of health services provided, dates of those services, diagnosis and health insurance provider, according to the release. Information not involved includes social security numbers, driver’s license numbers and financial information. A third-party investigator found no evidence that patient information was misused as a result of the attack, the release states. However, it also could not be confirmed information had not been removed, triggering the incident to be reported to regulators as a data breach. Spectrum Health has been working with technology experts since it was notified of the problem. Patients whose information was possibly affected will receive a letter within the next three to five days. Spectrum Health has arranged for 12-month free identity theft protection and resolution services through Experian IdentityWorks for affected patients and is recommending they regularly review account statements and periodically obtain a credit report. “Spectrum Health regrets any concern this incident may cause the affected patients and their families, and is working closely with OS, Inc. to prevent this from happening again,” the release states. _______________________________________________ BreachExchange mailing list sponsored by Risk Based Security BreachExchange () lists riskbasedsecurity com If you wish to Edit your membership or Unsubscribe you can do so at the following link: https://lists.riskbasedsecurity.com/listinfo/breachexchange
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