A major data breach at Yale New Haven Health affected over 5.5 million patients. The incident was detected on March 8th when unusual activity was noticed in their IT systems. Although no electronic medical records or financial details were compromised, sensitive information such as names, Social Security numbers, and demographic data may have been exposed. The organization has faced legal action for allegedly failing to protect patient data and for delayed notifications, further complicating their response, which includes offering credit monitoring services to those most affected.
According to an entry on the US Department of Health and Human Services breach portal, the data breach impacted 5,556,702 patients. The information involved varied by patient, but may have included demographic information, Social Security number, and/or medical record number.
The breach was first discovered on March 8th when YNHHS spotted unusual activity affecting its IT systems. The organization took steps immediately to contain the incident and began an investigation with the help of external cybersecurity experts.
Legal action has already been launched. Hartford law firm Cicchiello & Cicchiello has filed two identical lawsuits in the Connecticut District Court, alleging YNHHS failed to protect personally identifiable and health information.
It's now offering complimentary credit monitoring and identity protection services, but only to those whose Social Security number was involved.
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