Allegheny Health Network data breach affects 294,000 patients
A business associate of Allegheny Health Network was hit by a cyber-attack, exposing patients' personal and health information. Home care patients were among those affected, and the total was put at 294,000 patients. The date of the incident and specific response measures have not been confirmed.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Allegheny Health Network
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Personal and health information of 294,000 patients
- Cause / method
- Cyber-attack on a business associate
- Location
- United States
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Timeline
- The exposure of home care patients' personal and health information came to light.
- The number affected by the cyber-attack on the business associate was put at 294,000 patients.
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