The NCH Healthcare System became aware of a data security breach in which an unauthorized entity gained access to some employees’ email accounts, according to hospital officials.
NCH became aware of suspicious activity related to its payroll system and launched an investigation.
The forensic team found the unauthorized entity could have accessed data in email accounts at the time of the incident.
It was found that 73 employees fell victim to the phishing scheme but NCH security measures prevented it from becoming more widespread.
"id": "NCH4143423",
"linkid": "nch-healthcare-system",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "08/2019",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"