"NM Radiology Practice Health Data Breach Results in PHI Exposure"

Radiology Associates of Albuquerque (RAA) Imaging notified an unspecified number of patients about a health data breach involving the exposure of Protected Health Information (PHI). The breach was caused by a cyberattack that was discovered more than a year ago. RAA immediately investigated the cybersecurity incident after discovering it in August 2021. Following the launch of the investigation, RAA determined that certain documents stored within its environment were copied from the system as part of the cyber incident. An additional investigation revealed that an unauthorized party accessed email accounts between December 22, 2020, and July 15, 2021. Potentially compromised information includes names, contact information, Social Security numbers, medical conditions, medical history, treatment information, patient account numbers, health insurance, and more. This article continues to discuss the RAA Imaging data breach and other recent security incidents faced by other healthcare entities.

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