Nacogdoches Memorial Hospital (NMH) discovered a cyber-attack on January 31 that may have exposed patient information, including names, contact details, Social Security numbers, dates of birth, medical record and account numbers, health plan numbers, and possible photographs. NMH says it notified law enforcement, completed an investigation, reinforced its network security, notified potentially affected patients by letter, and is not aware of any misuse of the information to date. #NacogdochesMemorialHospital #NMH
Keypoints
- NMH detected a data security incident on January 31 after an unauthorized party compromised its computer network.
- Potentially exposed information includes patient names, addresses, phone numbers, emails, Social Security numbers, dates of birth, medical record and account numbers, health plan numbers, and possible photographs.
- The hospital notified law enforcement, initiated an incident response, and completed an investigation into the unauthorized activity.
- NMH has implemented remediation measures, strengthened network security, increased cyber awareness training, and updated procedures to prevent recurrence.
- Potentially affected patients were notified by letter and NMH provides a toll-free number and email for questions, while reporting no known misuse of the data so far.