A breach of email accounts at Augusta University Health have exposed sensitive health and personal information of about 417,000 people, including patients around Georgia.
The breach involved a phishing attack by an unauthorized user involving the email accounts of 24 university faculty and administrative personnel.
Those at risk are primarily patients of Augusta University Health, including Augusta University Medical Center, Children’s Hospital of Georgia and more than 80 outpatient clinics around the state.
Exposed information included patient names, addresses, diagnoses, medications, lab results, dates of birth, treatment information, medical record numbers, medical information, surgical information, dates of service and insurance information.
Social Security numbers and driver’s license numbers are also compromised for a small percentage of individuals.
"id": "AUG234981122",
"linkid": "aug-health",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "08/2018",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"
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