The UPMC InfoNet Hack: Will It Affect Your Healthcare? - LionStory Digest
More than 36,000 upmc patients may have had their personal data inappropriately accessed as a result of an information security breach at charles j. Hilton & associates p. c.
Understanding the Context
Upmc began notifying patients feb. Pittsburgh, pa a tennessee billing contractor is contacting more than 25,000 upmc patients after a data breach that may have left their personal information exposed. The healthcare giant says that around 25,000 patients may have had their personal information exposed in a breach that was caused by a software but through itx, the company they use for billing. Providers are the most common targets for cyber criminals attacking the healthcare industry, and now, two major health systems have added their names to the list of recent data breach victims.
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