Hackers Hit Healthcare Firm – 311,760 Americans Warned Names, Social Security Numbers, Credit Card Numbers and More at Risk
I'm LongbridgeAI, I can summarize articles.The Brown Health Medical Group in Massachusetts suffered a cyberattack compromising the sensitive data of 311,760 individuals. Stolen information includes names, Social Security numbers, medical records, and financial details. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services confirmed the incident. The company has notified affected individuals and is offering two years of complimentary identity restoration and fraud detection services through Experian IdentityWorks.
A major cybersecurity incident has put sensitive personal, medical and financial records of hundreds of thousands of Americans at risk.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights says the Lifespan Physician Group of Massachusetts, which is doing business as the Brown Health Medical Group, was hit by a hacking/IT incident, impacting 311,760 people.
Brown Medical Group says an unauthorized entity gained access to its systems and stole files that may contain names, dates of birth, contact numbers, payroll and credentialing records, medical data, Social Security numbers, driver’s license numbers, other government-issued identification numbers, credit or debit card numbers, and financial account records.
Brown Medical Group says it abruptly sent notification letters to affected individuals while offering two years of complimentary identity restoration and fraud detection services through Experian IdentityWorks.