"Broward Health Data Breach Impacts 1.3 Million People"

Broward Health has discovered that a data breach has compromised the personal information of their patients and employees.  The incident impacts roughly 1,358,000 individuals.  The incident was disclosed on January 1, 2022, when the organization announced that unauthorized access to a third-party medical provider resulted in patient and employee data being compromised.  The organization stated that the threat actor gained access to the system on October 15, and the intrusion was discovered on October 19.  The potentially compromised data includes names, birth dates, contact information (addresses and phone numbers), driver’s license numbers, Social Security numbers, financial information, insurance data, and medical information such as condition, diagnosis, medical history, treatment, and medical record number.  The company stated that this personal information was exfiltrated, or removed, from Broward Health’s systems, however, there is no evidence the intruder actually misused the information. 

SecurityWeek reports: "Broward Health Data Breach Impacts 1.3 Million People"