Massachusetts Health Care Group Investigating Data Security Breach

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Massachusetts-based Shields Health Care says it is investigating a data security breach that may have impacted about 60 health care facilities and their patients.

Quincy, Massachusetts-based Shields Health Care says it is investigating a data security breach that may have impacted 56 health care facilities and their patients.in a statement posted on its website

that it"became aware of suspicious activity" on its network on March 28 and launched an investigation to determine the full scope of the incident. With help from third-party forensic specialists, the company said it took"immediate steps" to contain the incident and find out how it happened. An investigation determined that someone gained access to some Shields systems and acquired data from March 7 to March 21.

So far, Shields said it hasn't found any evidence indicating that any information from the incident was used to commit identity theft or fraud. The information could include names, Social Security numbers, dates of birth, home addresses, provider information, diagnosis, billing information, insurance information, medical record numbers, patient IDs and other medical treatment information.

 

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