A Connecticut-based healthcare provider, Community Health Center (CHC), has confirmed a data breach affecting over 1 million patients. The breach, believed to have occurred on October 14, 2024, involved a skilled hacker gaining access to sensitive patient information, including names, dates of birth, addresses, phone numbers, medical diagnoses, treatment details, test results, Social Security numbers, and health insurance information. CHC stated they have strengthened security measures, are offering free identity theft protection, and have a $1,000,000 insurance reimbursement policy.
A Connecticut-based healthcare provider has confirmed that a hacker was able to access the sensitive data of more than a million patients.Newsweek has contacted Community Health Center and Joseph V. DeMarco, Partner at DeMarco Law PLLC who filed the data breach notification, via email for comment.Why It Matters Cyberattack s on healthcare providers have increased in the U.S. in recent years.
The provider said in its letter that they brought in experts to investigate the issue, and it was found that a 'skilled criminal hacker' had accessed the system and 'took some data, which might include your personal information.'It is believed that the hacker's access was blocked within hours, and that currently there is no threat to the provider's data systems.
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