University of Iowa Community HomeCare breach affects about 211,000 people
Community HomeCare, part of the University of Iowa health system, suffered an intrusion in July in which patient and client files were viewed and copied. About 211,000 people were affected, and depending on the individual, the data may have included names, Social Security numbers, and insurance and medical information. Community HomeCare disclosed the breach.
Key facts
- Affected organization
- University of Iowa Community HomeCare
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Information on about 211,000 people
- Cause / method
- External intrusion in which patient and client files were viewed and copied
- Location
- United States
If your data was exposed
Exposed dataNameNational ID numberHealth & medical data
- Don’t tap links in texts, calls or emails that mention this incident and offer compensation, refunds or breach checks. Check directly on the organization’s official website or app.
Timeline
- A breach of information on about 211,000 people linked to University of Iowa Community HomeCare came to light.
- Community HomeCare said patient and client files were viewed and copied in a July intrusion.
- It came to light that the compromised information included Social Security numbers, among other data.
6 related reports
- Data compromised for roughly 211,000 people with UIHC, University of Iowa Community HomeCare
- UIHC responds to UI Community HomeCare data security incident
- Data compromised for 211,000 people with University of Iowa HomeCare
- Cyberattack hits University of Iowa Health Care subsidiary
- University of Iowa Community HomeCare Data Breach Exposes SSNs, More
- Columbia University data breach hits 870,000 people
The summary and key facts are written by AI from related reports and may contain errors. Check the original articles and the organization’s official statements for accurate details.