"Healthcare Data Breaches Impact 147k Illinoisans"

The protected health information (PHI) of nearly 150,000 residents of Illinois may have been exposed in data breaches at two separate healthcare organizations. South Shore Hospital (SSH) in Chicago and the Family Christian Health Center (FCHC) in Harvey, Illinois, have begun notifying Illinoisans that the security of their data may have been compromised. SSH became aware of suspicious activity on its network on December 10, 2021. During an investigation, it was determined that an unauthorized third party may have accessed data belonging to some current and former hospital patients and employees. Data that may have been exposed in the attack included names, addresses, birth dates, Social Security numbers, health insurance information, diagnoses, Medicare and Medicaid information, and financial information. The hospital reported the breach as a hacking incident that impacted nearly 116,000 individuals. Data in the care of FCHC was compromised during a ransomware attack that began around November 18, 2021, but wasn’t discovered until November 30, 2021. The incident impacted 31,000 patients. Information compromised in the attack included dental patients’ names, dates of birth, addresses, insurance cards, and driver’s licenses. Exposed data belonging to other patients included names, dates of birth, addresses, insurance identification numbers, and Social Security numbers.

Infosecurity reports: "Healthcare Data Breaches Impact 147k Illinoisans"