Broward Health Suffered Data Breach, More Than 1.3 Million People Affected

FORT LAUDERDALE (CBSMiami) – Broward Health suffered a information information breach past October that gave hackers entree to idiosyncratic accusation for patients and employees.

While Broward Health did not accidental however galore radical were affected, the Office of the Maine Attorney General said it was much than 1.3 cardinal people, of which 473 Maine residents were affected.

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According to Broward Health, connected October 15, 2021, an intruder gained introduction to their web done the bureau of a third-party aesculapian supplier permitted to entree the system. Broward Health discovered the intrusion connected October 19, 2021, and notified the FBI and the Department of Justice. They besides required a password reset for each employees and engaged a cybersecurity steadfast to behaviour an investigation.

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The idiosyncratic accusation accessed included name, day of birth, address, telephone number, fiscal oregon slope relationship information, Social Security number, security accusation and relationship number, aesculapian information

The wellness bureau said DOJ requested they hold releasing accusation astir the breach truthful arsenic not to compromise the investigation. It added they person nary grounds that the idiosyncratic accusation accessed was misused.

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Those affected are being offered individuality theft fraud monitoring.

CBSMiami.com Team