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Subject: [ISN] Email intruder causes N.C. hospital data breach
From: InfoSec News <alerts () infosecnews ! org>
Date: 2012-12-12 6:34:47
Message-ID: alpine.DEB.2.02.1212120034340.14709 () infosecnews ! org
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By Beth Walsh
Clinical-Innovation.com
Dec 11, 2012
Approximately 5,600 patients of Carolinas Medical Center-Randolph are
impacted by a data breach caused by an unauthorized electronic intruder
who obtained incoming and outgoing emails from a provider's account
without the provider's or the hospital's knowledge.
The security breach of the Charlotte, N.C. facility was discovered on
Oct. 8 following an upgrade in the hospital's security software. Based
on the investigation, the intruder obtained emails from the provider's
account between March 11 and Oct. 8, according to a release. Upon
discovery of the breach, Carolinas HealthCare System hired a forensic
investigator and notified federal law enforcement of the incident.
Based on information discovered through the investigation, most of the
obtained emails did not contain patient information. While only five
emails contained Social Security numbers, several contained some medical
and other patient information. The emails appear to include one or more
of the following: patient names, dates and times of service, provider
and facility names, internal hospital medical record and account
numbers, dates of birth, and treatment information, such as diagnosis,
prognosis, medications, results and referrals. Potentially affected
patients have been sent personal letters explaining the type of
information involved.
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