State confirms health data security breach

[InfoSec News <alerts () infosecnews org>]

http://www.timesargus.com/article/20131123/NEWS03/709239846

November 23,2013

MONTPELIER -- Officials overseeing the Vermont Health Connect website 
confirmed Friday there was a security breach on the system last month in 
which one user got improper access to another user’s Social Security 
number and other data.

A report from state to federal officials overseeing the health insurance 
exchanges set up under the Affordable Care Act said a consumer reported 
the incident with the Vermont Health Connect website Oct. 17.

The consumer, whom officials would not identify, reported that he received 
in the mail -- from an unnamed sender - a copy of his own application for 
insurance under the state exchange.

“On the back of the envelope was hand-written ‘VERMONT HEALTH CONNECT IS 
NOT A SECURE WEBSITE!’ This was also (written) on the back of the last 
page of the printed out application,” said the incident report.

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