Holy Cross Hospital patient records breached, possible tax scam

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http://www.bizjournals.com/southflorida/news/2013/09/24/holy-cross-hospital-patient-records.html

By Brian Bandell
Senior Reporter
South Florida Business Journal
September 24, 2013

Holy Cross Hospital notified 9,900 of its patients that their personal 
information might have been breached by an employee who may have intended 
to commit tax fraud.

Patient names, dates of birth, addresses and social security numbers were 
inappropriately accessed by an employee who has since been terminated, the 
nonprofit hospital said. This occurred between November 2011 and August 
2013.

"The hospital's investigation indicated that the employee may have 
intended to utilize the information in filing fraudulent tax returns," the 
hospital stated in a news release. "The employee was terminated, and 
efforts are underway to prosecute this individual to the fullest extent 
possible."

The patients will be offered free credit monitoring services.

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