Summary: Community Health Center (CHC) in Connecticut has alerted over 1 million patients about a significant data breach affecting their personal and health information. The breach occurred due to unauthorized access by skilled hackers, who were able to retrieve sensitive data without encrypting any systems. While the attack did not disrupt operations, it raises concerns about the increasing prevalence of healthcare data breaches and resulting repercussions.
Affected: Community Health Center (CHC), Connecticut
Keypoints :
- Data breach affected 1,060,936 patients, involving personal and health information.
- Attackers gained access in mid-October 2024; breach was discovered over two months later.
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services proposed HIPAA updates in response to the surge of healthcare security breaches.
- Ransomware groups are shifting tactics from encryption to data theft and extortion.
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