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UC Health patient information was potentially compromised in email phishing incident
From: Destry Winant <destry () riskbasedsecurity com>
Date: Fri, 6 Sep 2019 08:59:11 -0500
https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2019/09/05/uc-health-reports-patient-info-could-involved-email-phishing-incident/2214104001/ A recent email phishing incident may have compromised patient information at UC Health, according to an announcement released Wednesday. An investigation is underway, according to UC Health's release. The health system said it has hired a leading computer forensic firm to assist in the investigation. The incident can be dated back to July 6 when the health system learned of a phishing attack that led to unauthorized access to UC Health employee email accounts, the release states. A limited number of email accounts were accessed between July 6 and July 12. SUPPORT JOURNALISM: Subscribe today to get access to all of our coverage Investigators are not sure if the unauthorized person actually viewed any emails or attachments in the accounts, according to the release. Officials do expect that some patients' names, dates of birth, medical record numbers and clinical information were contained in the accounts, although they are still working to determine which patients are affected. Patients involved will be notified in the coming weeks, UC Health stated in the release. The health system emphasized that they are still unsure if any patient information has been misused. Patients with questions are encouraged to call 833-496-0187. Further, UC Health recommends that patients review their healthcare statements and if they see any mention of services they did not receive, they should call their healthcare provider immediately. UC Health has responded to the incident by enhancing its email security, the release states. The health system is also reinforcing employee education on how to identify and avoid malicious emails. _______________________________________________ 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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