Memorial Community Health, Inc.

Memorial Community Health, Inc. Data Breach

Memorial Community Health, Inc. experienced a network server breach classified as a hacking/IT incident. The breach affected 1,658 individuals and was reported on June 6, 2022[1]. Memorial Community Health, Inc. detected and stopped a network security incident on April 6, 2022, which resulted in unauthorized access to a limited number of individuals’ health care information[2].

Upon discovering the incident, Memorial Community Health, Inc. engaged specialized third-party forensic and technical resources to respond to the incident and determine if any information was impacted. They reviewed all network locations where sensitive data could have been viewed and arranged for notification of all individuals whose sensitive data could have been exposed[2].

The organization has taken steps to send letters to those potentially affected, providing additional information about the incident, credit monitoring services being offered, and a toll-free number for further inquiries. The FBI has also been notified, along with appropriate regulators[2].

Memorial Community Health, Inc. has emphasized its commitment to protecting sensitive data and has taken further technical safeguards to enhance the security of its systems[2].

Citations:

1. https://stacker.com/nebraska/biggest-health-care-data-breaches-you-should-know-about-nebraska
2. https://www.memorialcommunityhealth.org/notice-of-data-security-incident
3. https://apnews.com/article/cyberattack-hospital-emergency-outage-4c808c1dad8686458ecbeababd08fecf
4. https://www.ketv.com/article/its-just-scary-health-care-vendors-data-breach-impacts-some-chi-health-patients/46110359
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6. https://www.campussafetymagazine.com/news/snooping-in-records-by-security-officers-costs-yakima-valley-memorial-240k/
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14. https://omaha.com/news/local/chi-health-faces-it-security-incident-impacting-omaha-area-online-systems/article_d1aa8034-436f-11ed-97ae-dfa47a3e420c.html
15. https://www.govinfosecurity.com/lawsuit-negligence-led-to-memorial-health-system-attack-a-18391
16. https://dataconomy.com/2022/10/06/chi-health-data-breach-commonspirit/
17. https://www.databreaches.net/developing-stormous-claims-to-have-attacked-hospital-apologizes-minutes-later-pledges-to-undo-damage-and-seeks-forgiveness/