Breachesby GlyphMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Disclosed Sep 14, 202073,536 affectedConfirmed
The covered entity (CE), Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, reported that employees of its business associate misconfigured a server and exposed the protected health information (PHI) of 18,913 individuals. The PHI involved included names, Social Security numbers, dates of birth, addresses, financial information, diagnoses, lab results, medications prescribed, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE provided free credit monitoring and fraud protection services, sanctioned workforce members responsible for the breach, and took the affected network server offline.
What is known
| People affected | 73,536 (as reported to HHS) |
|---|---|
| Disclosed | Sep 14, 2020 |
| Attack | Insider |
| Data exposed | NamesHealth |
| Sector | Healthcare · US |
| Status | Confirmed |
Sources
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