MedStar Health breach exposes personal and health data of 64,000 people
Sensitive personal information and protected health information of 64,000 people was leaked at MedStar Health. MedStar Health notified affected patients of the data theft. The date of the incident and the specific intrusion route have not been confirmed.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- MedStar Health
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Personal information and protected health information of 64,000 people
- Cause / method
- Not confirmed
- Location
- United States
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Timeline
- It was reported that personal and health information of 64,000 people had been leaked at MedStar Health.
- Notification of the MedStar Health data breach was issued.
- It was confirmed that MedStar Health was notifying patients of the data theft.
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