Help at Home

Your Personal Info Could Be

Exposed Online After

This Hospital Breach

Breach Description

The breach at Help at Home in Illinois does not appear to be directly covered in the provided search results. The search results primarily discuss various data breaches and cybersecurity incidents affecting healthcare providers, financial institutions, and other organizations, but none specifically mention a breach at Help at Home in Illinois.

For instance, the results include a court order for an Illinois home healthcare provider to pay back wages and damages due to a labor dispute[1], a general report on healthcare data breaches[2], offers of credit monitoring services by the Illinois Department of Innovation & Technology[3], a data breach affecting United Home Loans[4], and a significant cybersecurity breach at CommonSpirit Health[5]. Other results discuss the nature of data breaches and prevention tips[6], Illinois law regarding data breach notifications[7], a cyberattack on Prospect Medical Holdings[8], and a general overview of Help at Home’s services[9]. There are also mentions of data breaches affecting Illinois residents through other entities[10][11][13][14], but none specifically address a breach at Help at Home.

Given the lack of specific information on a breach at Help at Home in Illinois among the provided search results, it’s possible that the incident in question might not be covered in these sources or may have been confused with another incident. For accurate and up-to-date information regarding any potential breach at Help at Home, it would be advisable to directly consult Help at Home’s official communications or reach out to them for clarification.

Citations:

  1. https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/whd/whd20230221-1
  2. https://www.hipaajournal.com/october-2023-healthcare-data-breach-report/
  3. https://doit.illinois.gov/news/press-release.26654.html
  4. https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/united-home-loans-files-official-notice-5948713/
  5. https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/health-tech/commonspirit-health-reported-it-security-incident-affecting-facilities-wash-neb-and
  6. https://money.com/what-is-data-breach/
  7. https://illinoisattorneygeneral.gov/Consumer-Protection/For-Businesses/Data-Breach/
  8. https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/providers/ongoing-cyberattack-prospect-medical-holdings-forces-facilities-offline-disrupts-services
  9. https://www.helpathome.com
  10. https://www.databreaches.net/illinois-data-breach-exposes-private-information-of-medicaid-snap-and-tanf-recipients/
  11. https://www.25newsnow.com/2023/12/14/7-months-later-software-firm-welltok-informs-osf-patients-data-breach/
  12. https://www.zdnet.com/article/cybersecurity-101-everything-on-how-to-protect-your-privacy-and-stay-safe-online/
  13. https://healthitsecurity.com/news/il-social-services-organization-notifies-184k-of-healthcare-ransomware-attack
  14. https://healthitsecurity.com/news/data-breach-at-debt-collection-agency-impacts-multiple-healthcare-providers
  15. https://dph.illinois.gov/resource-center/news/2022/june/nursing-home-violations-for-first-quarter-of-2022-.html
  16. https://techcrunch.com/2023/11/27/ransomware-catastrophe-at-fidelity-national-financial-causes-panic-with-homeowners-and-buyers/
Breach Submission Date Jun 17, 2022
Converted Entity Name Help at Home
Converted Entity Type Healthcare Provider
State IL
Individuals Affected 800
Breach Type Improper Disposal

Breach Information Location Paper/Films

Business Associate Present Yes